Weight loss, weight gain, intricate makeup, realistic-looking prosthetics…Celebrities frequently go to terrific lengths to change themselves into a complex movie function all in the name of Oscars splendor.
Andra Day lost nearly 40 pounds to play the renowned jazz vocalist in the 2021 movie The United States vs Billie Holiday, which made her her very first Oscar election, for Best Actress in a Leading Role, at this year’s upcoming event.
“I was originally 163 pounds when I started, and I got down to 124,” the star, understood for her 2015 struck single “Rise Up,” informed W publication in a February interview. “I don’t necessarily recommend but to me, I didn’t want my body to look like a gym body of 2020 or 2019 at the time. For me, it was important having a period body.”
She continued, “At first, I started by just shrinking my caloric intake, of course, and then exercising as well. But honestly, I did kind of starve myself a bit when I was on set.”
