Charlize Theron says three-stone weight gain ‘isn’t a big deal’ despite admitting overeating made her depressed

The actress gained 50 pounds for her film role
Role: Theron opened about the weight-gain
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Safeeyah Kazi1 May 2018
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Charlize Theron has said her three-stone weight gain “isn’t a big deal” despite previously admitting overeating made her depressed.

The 42-year-old actress has told how too much importance has been given to her body transformation for film Tully, in which she plays a pregnant mother-of-three.

Theron claimed that the change to her shape was less than what pregnant women have to go through.

She told Time Out: “Women gain that amount, if not more, every time they get pregnant. So it's not that big of a deal.

“I was playing this woman and I wanted to get closer to her. I don't think when an actress does that we have to get so focused on it.”

The news comes after Theron said that she struggled after gaining three stone for the film role, revealing she was “hit pretty hard with depression.”

Carlize Theron in Tully Trailer Grab

The Monster actress piled on the pounds by eating burgers for breakfast and indulging in mac and cheese at 2am.

Theron opened up to Entertainment Tonight on how the consumption was a “huge surprise” for her.

She said: “You know, it was a huge surprise to me. I got hit in the face pretty hard with depression.

“Yeah, for the first time in my life I was eating so much processed foods and I drank way too much sugar. I was not that fun to be around on this film.”

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