HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Natalie Portman lost 20 pounds in the process of working out for her ballerina role in the upcoming thriller Black Swan.
For the film, opening tomorrow, the 29-year-old actress spent countless hours doing ballet, cross-training, and swimming.
"I think it was just the physicality of it all that was the most extreme," she tells Us Weekly of her dramatic weight loss. "I mean, I had never gotten that much training – to be doing five-to-eight hours a day of [it] was really a challenge."
You can forget about the vegan complaining about all the hard work involved. In fact, she would happily sign up to do it all over once more.
"I think I would do this kind of training again because it’s just so rewarding," she says. "It’s always one of those things where, when you put in a lot, you get out a lot."
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