Kim Cattrall's 15-pound weight gain

By Eleanor Young  on Friday 30 April 2010

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Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall has opened up about having to bulk up for a brand new role.

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The actress has revealed she had to put on 15 pounds a new role in independent film, Meet Monica Velour.

‘He was very adamant about me gaining a lot of weight,' she told New York Magazine of director Keith Bearden.

‘He wanted me to gain like 35 pounds!

But Kim didn't have time, so settled with 15 for the role, which sees her play a character far from her Sex and the City alter-ego Samantha.

'I didn't have enough time to do it safely with a doctor's care,' she said.

‘But what I did was I put on fifteen pounds, and that was comfortable. I could do that. I just didn't exercise at all.'

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But despite Kim's dedication to the role, the star still didn't like watching herself on screen.

‘Most of the time as an actress, you want to look desirable, you want to be pretty, you want to be sexy, you want to be lit properly - whereas here there were days when I didn't even have any makeup on,' she revealed.

‘There were days when they actually changed the light to make me look harder and more overweight.'

What are your thoughts on Kim's recent weight gain? Let us know your verdict below.

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Good for her. So many actress would be put off a role by this
Comment by Kerry on April 30 11:51

Is the second photo *supposed* to show a weight gain??? It doesn't look any different to me! Having said that, I like Kim, putting on weight for a role shows her mettle!
Comment by Gail (Oxon.) on April 30 12:41

i think kim would look gorgeous at any size - its only just over a stone after all! i bet she will be great in the new role
Comment by rachael on April 30 12:43

I cant see the difference but I can see that she is one of the most successful of the four
New Yorkies....ever since Mannequin ..she is very bankable actress now..good for her..
Never seem to hear of much of the other girls other than SJP in films..???
Comment by anon on April 30 14:01

Well I saw her on stage in London at the weekend, and she looked AMAZING!!!!!! And didn't even know she had gained weight for a new role.

Kim I salute you!!!
Comment by Becca on May 04 08:00

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