Starvation, dehydration and grueling workouts: how did the stars lose weight?

Celebrities are ready to do a lot for a perfect body. And even despite the growing popularity of body positivity, Russian and foreign stars still resort to grueling workouts and extreme diets. Striving for the coveted figure on the scale often turns out not only physical, but also mental problems.

Ekaterina Andreeva

Ekaterina Andreeva in her “instagram” told about the diet that allows her to keep a great shape. The TV presenter eats according to the system of interval fasting and does not eat for 16 hours.

“In Moscow, I generally eat at 19 hours, and then 16 hours I do not eat and therefore breakfast is my favorite meal,” – wrote Andreeva under the photo with breakfast. She claims that such a diet allows you to feel invigorated during the day.

Henry Cavill

The British actor in an interview shared his excruciating diet before filming in the series “The Witcher”. “For three days, I hardly drank at all. On the first day I could drink a liter and a half of water, the second – half a liter, the third – nothing at all,” explained Cavill. The actor decided to take such measures in order to naked body looked better in the frame.

“Diet is difficult. You’re hungry all the time. When you dehydrate yourself for three days and finally reach the goal, on the last day you start to smell water nearby,” – said about the impressions after the extreme drying Cavill.

Emilia Clarke

After starring in Game of Thrones, Emilia was confirmed for the role of Sarah Connor in The Terminator. Producers considered that the figure of the actress is not ideal enough, so she had to lose weight. The girl refused from flour, sweets, coffee. “I was forbidden to eat anything that makes food taste good,” she complained. In addition to a strict diet plan, Clark had to train at the gym for exhaustion, for several hours each doing martial arts and lifting weights.

With extreme diets British actress faces not for the first time. During the filming of “Game of Thrones” she also trained for a long time in the gym, not sparing herself. Emilia once suffered a brain hemorrhage during a boxing workout at the gym.

About other amazing transformations of actors for the sake of the role, see in the video “Championship”.

Polina Gagarina

After the birth of a child in 2007, the singer gained weight and could not lose it for a long time. According to Polina, she was helped by a strict diet regime. “First, I sat down on a strict diet. I alternated: one day I eat only rice, another day – chicken, the third – only vegetables or light vegetable soup. And strictly until six o’clock in the evening! At first it was hard, all the time tormented by hunger, and then I got involved,” – shared the singer with followers in “Instagram”.

Beyoncé

After the birth of twins, the singer weighed 98 kg, and for the performance on Coachella she needed to quickly get in shape. “To reach my goal, I gave up bread, carbs, sugar, dairy, meat, fish and alcohol,” Beyoncé says. Dealing with the strict restrictions wasn’t easy. “I could hardly eat anything, so I was always hungry,” the star admits. Now Beyoncé is happy with her body and no longer adheres to overly strict restrictions.