50 Cent drops 50 pounds for role in Things Fall Apart
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The rapper, famous for his bulging biceps, lost the weight in just nine weeks in order to play an American Football star stricken by cancer.He is said to have resorted to a liquid only diet and running on a treadmill for three hours a day, resulting in a look which makes him hardly recognizable.
Pictures released on his website showed the 34-year-old rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, looking gaunt and emaciated with hollow, sunken cheeks. He dropped from 214 pounds (15st 4lbs) to just 160 pounds (11st 6lbs).
The rapper also had his arm tattoos removed for his role in the film called Things Fall Apart.
He has finished filming and is now eating heartily ahead of a new music tour. He said: "I was starving. I'll be back in shape in no time."
50 Cent's dramatic weight loss rivals the 63 pounds lost by Hollywood star Christian Bale for his role in The Machinist. Batman actor Bale was said to have placed himself on a crash diet of coffee and apples.
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