11 Amazing Bodies from Twilight Films

1. Kristen Stewart

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Kristen Stewart played the lead character Bella Swan in all of the films. She has amazing hair, and shared her secrets with The Cut. “I don’t do much with my hair. When I’m working, I treat it so often. There’s heat or color on it. When I’m not working, I just like to let it be healthy. I don’t wash it every day. I like to switch up my shampoo. I like Kerastase a lot. I like using, going back and forth, using fully organic. People give me a lot of shampoo and conditioner, so I’m always like, what is that? I don’t always necessarily know what I’m using.”

2. Ashley Greene

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Ashley Greene played the role of Alice Cullen. In an interview with Women’s Health, she shared that while filming the Twilight movies, she struggled with her health. “I was working out, I was filming, I was shooting two campaigns, I was flying to different countries and of course really not taking care of myself the way I usually do. I wasn’t eating as well – I was still eating lots of fruit, but not refined carbs and stuff like that, which I needed for all the energy I was burning when I was working and not sleeping enough. And so I got really kind of thin for a moment. But then luckily things slowed down a bit and I realised [it wasn’t healthy] – so now I’m like, ‘I have to eat properly; it’s mandatory.’”

3. Nikki Reed

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Nikki Reed played the role of Rosalie Hale. She shared her secrets for eating healthy while traveling with Thrive Market. “I cook the night before I fly and I keep everything I make in little compartmentalized lunch boxes,” Reed says. “If I’m really in a pinch, I can always reach for bananas, salads or raw nuts while breezing through the airport. Healthy choices are out there, so eating nutritiously doesn’t have to feel like a high-maintenance thing.”

4. Anna Kendrick

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Anna Kendrick played Jessica Stanley in the films. She shared some of her favorite exercises in an interview with Shape. "Right now I'm in a hiking phase. I live in a funky hilly area of L.A., and I realized I had to commit to going on a hike because I get my best ideas then. Actually, it's more like mental clarity. Sometimes I'm in my head too much, and I overanalyze things. When I'm walking, I can work through whatever it is."

5. Taylor Lautner

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"When I was in it, when I was 16 through 20 years old, starring in this franchise where my character is known for taking his shirt off every other second, no, I did not know that it was affecting me or going to affect me in the future with body image," Lautner said on an episode of his podcast The Squeeze. "But now looking back at it, of course it did, and of course it is going to." He added: "It was my entire life," he admitted. "In the first movie, I was 140 lbs., and in New Moon I was 175. So yeah, that wasn't my natural body. I had to work very hard for it and very, very hard just to maintain it."

6. Robert Pattinson

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Robert Pattinson played the lead role of Edward Cullen in all the films. In an interview with The Evening Standard, he spoke out against diet culture and talked about his struggles with body image. “It's very, very easy to fall into that pattern as well, even if you're just watching your calorie intake, it's extraordinarily addictive — and you don't quite realise how insidious it is until it's too late.”

7. Rachelle Lefevre

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Rachelle Lefervre played Victoria Sutherland in the series. She talked about eating humane food with Buzzfeed. “As much as humanly possible, I eat organic, locally sourced, humane meat. I was vegetarian for a year, but, and this is in the realm of TMI, though it's such a non-interesting fact: I get slightly anemic. I'd sit up, and I'd get woozy and sit back down.”

8. Peter Facinelli

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Peter Facinelli played Carlisle Cullen in the films. In an interview with Men’s Health, he revealed that he turns to meal planning to eat healthy. "If I don't, and I'm hungry, and all of a sudden I'll be like, 'Oh a bag of M&M's,'" he said. "Whatever's in front of me I gotta eat. I made a conscious choice now toward what's going in my body."

9. Kellan Lutz

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Kellan Lutz played Emmett Cullen in the franchise. He tells Men’s Journal that he typically works out in the morning, and shared his favorite exercises. “I like to wake up with the sun around 6:30 and go out and meet the day. I’ll just go for a run, drop and do some push-ups, run some more, do lunges, grab the rings and do pull-ups.”

10. Jackson Rathbone

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Jackson Rathbone played Jasper Hale in the series. He also appeared in The Last Airbender prior to shooting Eclipse. Rathbone told MTV that shooting both films got him in great shape. “I did two months of kung-fu training for The Last Airbender and then that actually parlayed really well going into Eclipse, so I had all the background training.”

11. Chaske Spencer

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Chaske Spencer played Sam Uley in the films. He shared his fitness secrets in an interview. “We’d work out for an hour and a half, and sometimes me and another cast member would go back to the gym and work out twice a day. It’s all about the diet and hitting the gym.”

Discover the awe-inspiring physical transformations of 20 beloved sci-fi movie stars! From Chris Pratt's NFL-level training to Daisy Ridley's kickboxing prowess, these stars go above and beyond to embody their on-screen roles. Uncover the secrets behind their incredible bodies as their trainers and experts share their regimens. Whether it's Keanu Reeves' unparalleled focus or Charlize Theron's tenacity, each story unveils the dedication and hard work behind the glamorous façade. Get inspired by their fitness journeys as we delve into the fitness routines and wellness hacks of Hollywood's finest.

1. Chris Pratt

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Chris Pratt’s trainer, Duffy Gaver, talked about working with the actor to Muscle and Fitness. “He isn’t the client you have to push; he’s the type of client you have to pull down. If you were to walk into the gym when he was training, you would have thought for sure you’ve got a guy getting ready for the NFL Combine.”

2. Daisy Ridley

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Daisy Ridley opened up about getting in shape to film the Star Wars movies to The Guardian. “I’m the strongest and healthiest I’ve ever been. I didn’t get injured once [on set]. I actually got my kickboxing green belt during filming, which really felt like something.”

3. John Boyega

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John Boyega opened up about his workout and diet in an interview with Men’s Health. He says that he had to work on cutting out junk food, and took himself off of sugar. “That’s my enemy. Doughnuts, chocolate, candy, pie, sodas… the stuff that kills you. I had to get rid of that habit.”

4. Charlize Theron

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Charlize Theron works with trainer, Fedele De Santis, to keep herself in shape. De Santis talked about working with Theron in an interview. “Charlize is an extremely serious, focused, professional, no-B.S. client.She’s so tenacious, my nickname for her is Thundercat!”

5. Keanu Reeves

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Keanu Reeves’ works with trainer, Patrick Murphy, to help him stay in shape. Murphy tells GQ, “Keanu is second to none when it comes to focus and effort for a physical role. He 110% gives it his all, day in and day out. It’s one of the many reasons why he is respected by so many who work with him.”

6. Robert Pattinson

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In an interview with The Evening Standard, Robert Pattinson talked about his approach to diet and exercise. He says that he doesn’t want to obsess over his diet and calories. “Watching your calorie intake is extraordinarily addictive — you don’t quite realise how insidious it is.”

7. Zoe Saldana

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Zoe Saldana opened up about her approach to wellness in an interview with Shape. “I can't work out regularly, so I compensate by eating a lot healthier than I might otherwise,” she explains. “Once you have relatively healthy eating habits, your workout can become playing with your kids, strolling around the neighbourhood, playing airplane, or just changing diapers.”

8. Emily Blunt

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Emily Blunt shared one of her biggest wellness hacks with Glamour. "I would say if you feel yourself coming down with a cold, which I'm like the worst person to nominate this because I sound horrible today - tail end of laryngitis. But... oil of oregano. You sort of just throw a few drops down there. It's disgusting, you burn your throat but I do tend to find it shortens the cold."

9. Chris Pine

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Chris Pine opened up about his life and career to Men’s Journal. He says that he has reached a point of comfort in his career. “I realized after Star Trek that I’d achieved a lot, I was financially independent; but something about my way of going about life wasn’t satisfying me. So I made a decision that my main objective is to be happier, as opposed to more successful. That’s what I want.”

10. Harrison Ford

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In an interview with Esquire, Harrison Ford opened up about what he’s learned in life. “We look for ourselves, and we look for useful information to help us navigate our fucking lives and the world that we’re living in,” he says. “We don’t realize we’re looking for that. But we’re looking to pull out of a fantasy something that’s useful to us. And what’s useful to us is to emotionally participate in things outside of our own lives.”

11. Matt Damon

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Matt Damon’s trainer, Jason Walsh, opened up about how the actor got in shape to Thrillist. Damon was a fan of using the VersaClimber. "On the VersaClimber, he would end up averaging 4,000ft or 4,500ft, which we would do in 30 minutes. Which is really, really good. That's a lot of work in a very, very short amount of time."

12. Jude Law

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Jude Law works with trainer, Johnny Silmon, to help him stay in shape. “Jude always puts a good shift in,” Silmon tells Men’s Journal. In addition to their five sessions a week, Law does an additional two or three on his own. “For the project it wasn’t about hitting a number, it was about making him feel comfortable as an enforcer.”

13. Ryan Gosling

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Ryan Gosling works with trainer, Arin Babaian, to help him stay in shape. He opened up about how Gosling prepped for La La Land to Men’s Journal. “I used our days to build up his legs, core, and back,” says Babaian. “Those were the elements that were going to allow him to carry his own bodyweight and have complete control over his movements. If you are going to be picking people up over your head, you had better be pretty strong.”

14. Jake Gyllenhaal

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In an interview with TODAY, Jake Gyllenhaal opened up about how he got into eating a plant based diet. “My father was already healthy going up and trying different things. he was the first person to introduce me to soy milk. He cooked things with tofu. When you have models like that, it influences you. I think that's been passed onto me."

15. Amy Adams

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Amy Adams is a big fan of Pilates. She works with instructor, Nonna Gleyzer, to help her stay in shape. Gleyzer has several celebrity clients, and opened up about how she approaches working them with E! News. "The goal with them was to make sure they all looked good on film, so we did a lot of elongating posture-focused exercises.”

16. Michael Fassbender

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To help him get in shape for Assassin’s Creed, Michael Fassbender worked with trainer David Kingsbury. He talked about working with Fassbender to Men’s Journal. “If we had a long day, we would transition at some point into Muay Thai or boxing, because it helped get the right look aesthetically, not to mention that it was also helpful for their combat work in the movie.”

17. Milla Jovovich

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Milla Jovovich opened up about her diet in an interview with People. She says that she makes sure that her way of eating is sustainable, and shared her approach. “To be honest, I just found that making sure that 80 percent of my diet during the week is vegetable-based and everything else is just smaller portions, helped my skin, helped my energy levels, just helped everything.”

18. Adam Driver

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Adam Driver works with trainer, Simon Waterson, to help him stay in shape for the Star Wars movies. He shared some of Driver’s workouts and approach to fitness with Men’s Journal. “These workouts were all about the tempo and transitions,” says Waterson. “The movements should be fluid, like one continuous exercise without sacrificing form.”

19. Sam Worthington

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In an interview with Variety, Sam Worthington talked about how his sobriety has affected his life and career. He says that this comes into play with picking roles. “If I can’t bring anything to it, I’m not going to go and be involved in it,” he says. “I don’t want to do that again. I don’t want to just be the action figure standing in the front. And that’s OK. It takes a lot to understand what you do want from this industry.”

20. Sandra Bullock

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Sandra Bullock’s facialist, Georgia Louise, talked about the actress’ skincare routine to People. "I wanted to give [Bullock] something that would transform her skin without the need to undergo lasers, so I loaded up her bespoke facial with something that would give her long-lasting results. I have text threads which would blow your mind from celebrities, asking for the 'penis treatment' all the time now!"

The Hunger Games film series not only captivated audiences with its thrilling storyline but also left a lasting impression with the remarkable physical transformations of its stars. In this article, we delve into the fitness and wellness secrets of 13 Hunger Games actors, shedding light on their dedicated workouts, diets, and health regimens that helped them embody their iconic characters. From Jennifer Lawrence's commitment to positive body image to Liam Hemsworth's love for the outdoors, discover the incredible efforts these stars put into sculpting their bodies for the epic dystopian saga.

1. Jennifer Lawrence

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Jennifer Lawrence played the lead role of Katniss Everdeen. In an interview with Variety, she revealed that she didn’t diet during the films, as she didn’t want to give young girls a bad message. “Along with me being young and growing and not able to be on a diet, I don't know if I want all of the girls who are going to dress up as Katniss to feel like they can't because they're not a certain weight. And I can't let that seep into my brain either."

2. Elizabeth Banks

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Elizabeth Banks played Effie Trinket in all four movies. She shared some of her diet secrets with Glamour. “When you go to the grocery store, buy more bananas than cookies…Portion control is a real problem. My husband and I always split one appetizer and one entree. I'm sure waiters hate us."

3. Lenny Kravitz

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Lenny Kravitz played Cinna in the first two films. Kravitz is vegan, and talked about his diet to Men’s Health. “I’m very careful about what I put into my body and how I take care of my body. It’s a combination of eating all these things and working out and keeping my muscles and my joints in shape, so that I can do what I do.”

4. Evan Ross

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Evan Ross played Messalla in the last two films. He talked about his training process for the films with The New York Times. “We usually start with some cardio: boxing, some exercise with the slam ball, pull-ups, push-ups, dips,” he said. “That’s the warm-up. A lot of focus on the core, taking everything slowly.”

5. Jena Malone

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Jena Malone played Johanna Mason in three of the films. She shared her training process in an interview with Vogue. “I lifted 235 pounds in preparation for that movie and my whole body transformed. The same stunt team—they’re called 87Eleven—got me in shape for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. We focused on martial arts–type training for the role of Johanna, which helped with stamina and endurance. I also did strength training with Patrick Murphy, who is kind of like a body sculptor. I trained five days a week for two months before we started filming, and then I kept it up during the months of shooting.”

6. Liam Hemsworth

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Liam Hemsworth played Gale Hawthorne in all four films. He shared some of his fitness secrets with Men’s Health. “I’ve been trying to spend as much time outdoors as I can. Cycling, playing soccer or basketball, going for two-hour hikes and doing as many push-ups as I can on the way.”

7. Julianne Moore

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Julianne Moore played Alma Coin in the last two films. She talked about her workout secrets in an interview with Health Magazine. "I try to do Ashtanga yoga two to three times a week. I've also started working out with a trainer, doing light weights and a lot of jumping around. The main problem is I can't do anything six days straight because I get hurt. That's the thing about old age, eventually your hip starts to hurt and you have to switch and do something else."

8. Natalie Dormer

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Natalie Dormer played Cressida in the final two movies. She shared some of her favorite workouts with POPSugar. "My yoga mat will always be in my luggage,” Dormer said. “Yoga is invaluable when you're on long-haul flights a lot. But I do it for my mind as much as my body. Actually, that's true of my relationship with all exercise."

9. Mahershala Ali

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Mahershala Ali played Boggs in the final two movies. He likes to bike ride to stay in shape, and shared some of his favorite spots to ride in with WebMD. "I always preferred riding on city streets, but because of how hectic things have been, I have really found peace riding around in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for about an hour, going around in circles and listening to music."

10. Sam Clafin

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Sam Clafin joined the series in the second film as Finnick Odair. He recently starred in Daisy Jones & The Six, and broke down his training process to Men’s Health. “So, we basically did as much cardio and careful dieting as was safe. I was training with a personal trainer, and was on a very, very specific calorie per day intake—he’d mapped out a daily meal plan, and I stuck to that as closely as possible. And no word of a lie, within a month we started to see results.”

11. Jeffery Wright

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Jeffery Wright played Beetee Latier in the film series. In a “25 Things You Didn’t Know About Me” interview with Us Weekly, he shared a hobby he picked up while filming. “I took up surfing while filming The Hunger Games in Oahu, Hawaii. If I weren’t an actor, I’d be surfing every day and eating lots of fresh fish.”

12. Patina Miller

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Patina Miller played Commander Paylor in the film series. She is also a Broadway star, and talked about how doing shows changed her wellness routine to Fit For Broadway. “I got on Broadway, I started eating a more pescatarian diet and I started training about 5 times a week. I would do about 2 strength training workouts and then I would do 3 days of cardio on top of the 8 show schedule. I realized that nutrition played a role in my vocal health, because taking out all the dairy and a lot of the processed food made for less phlegm so that I could sing and also treating my body from the inside out. Treating it right... it really played a role in the energy I was able to give in each show. And being strong made it great for me to be able to physically take on the demands of being in such a rigorous show schedule 8 times a week.”

13. Josh Hutcherson

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Josh Hutcherson played lead role Peeta Mellark for all four movies. He looked back on that time in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "It was worlds apart from anything I have ever experienced. It's like a double-edged sword. Obviously the benefit of having more projects come your way is great. But when I set out to become an actor at 8, being famous and being recognized was not on my radar. I just wanted to make movies. That naiveté followed me until The Hunger Games slapped me in the face. It's hard for anybody to digest, especially being a kid from Kentucky. It made me realize the kind of actor I wanted to be. The idea of doing big, big projects that make you even more well-known doesn't sound as appetizing. If that opportunity came up again, I would have to think about it more."

The "Lord of the Rings" film series, a monumental achievement even Orcs and Hobbits agree is a masterpiece, not only captivated audiences with its epic storytelling and breathtaking visuals but also showcased an incredible ensemble cast who brought J.R.R. Tolkien's characters to life. Here we dive into the personal journeys and physical transformations of 12 remarkable actors from the series. From Elijah Wood's profound experience as Frodo Baggins to Orlando Bloom's rigorous fitness regimen for Legolas, each story is a testament to the dedication and passion these actors invested into their roles. Beyond the fantasy realm, these stories highlight their real-life challenges, triumphs, and unique approaches to maintaining their health and well-being amidst the demands of filmmaking—even as they've left Middle-earth for middle age. Read on.

1. Elijah Wood

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Elijah Wood opened up about life after playing Bilbo Baggins to Esquire. “My life was so defined by being in New Zealand, by playing this role, by being with these people for so long,” Wood said. “It was a mixture of being so exhausted, beyond anything I'd ever experienced. I got pretty sick, actually, just from that exhaustion. My immune system was just like, ‘You're going to lay down for a while.’ I just needed to get a sense of ‘Who am I, what am I, what am I doing?’”

2. Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom played Legolas in the film series. He shared his bulking up secrets with Men’s Journal. “I start the day with some kind of fats and sugar for energy. Most of the time that’s oatmeal or porridge, which I might add some Pureblend protein to for that extra little bump. The first workout is some sort of cardio, whether that’s in the gym or on a run, followed by my real breakfast to keep the momentum into my larger workout. I follow that with a protein shake. Then it’s time for lunch. The next part of my day is usually some work, spending time with my family, and perhaps something else active. I’m sure to get a real quality dinner before calling it a day. Sleep is super important to preserve those gains as well.”

3. Sean Astin

Sean Astin played Samwise Gamgee in the trilogy. In 2017, he opened up about training for an Ironman to Men’s Journal. "I've run ten full marathons in my life and in most of those marathons I've had some kind of injury going into them because I my nutrition wasn't right, or I just didn't prepare properly for it by overtraining. I've torn calf muscles, I have had Achilles strains, I have had hamstrings. But with this training, I've been great."

4. Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler played Arwen in the series. She opened up about her struggles with body image to Yahoo Style. “I’ve always felt this strange combination – a will to be myself and to keep what is authentic about me [with] this other side of my work, which is very much about beauty and physical appearance. I think there is a lot of pressure to look the same, now more than ever. I always try to remind myself of who I am, and stay true to that, to not compare myself to others.”

5. Cate Blanchett

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Cate Blanchett played Galadriel in the film series and spinoffs. She opened up about her fitness secrets with The Cut. “I really like Pilates. I feel like it’s made for actors’ bodies. For me, I need to do it one-on-one. I find that when you go into a big class, you actually need a guiding hand… At home we have an elliptical trainer, which is good because that’s often the only exercise I get.

6. Dominic Monoghan

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Dominic Monoghan played Merry Brandybuck in the trilogy. He talked about hosting the nature show Wild Things to Men’s Journal. “I’ve always been curious about things in life in general—how things work, why things are the way they are. And the natural world gives you an infinite amount of things to explore. For me, it’s a love letter to the natural world. There are so many incredible, beautiful, complex animals that we tend to disregard because you can’t carry them around in your purse.”

7. Lee Pace

Lee Pace played Thranduil in The Hobbit film series. He talked about learning fight scenes for Foundation to Interview Magazine. “I worked with the stunt guys and we perfected the moves. And I found that part of it really enjoyable. I love learning something new, and I got to work with real experts on how to choreograph that fight. And it’s like a dance; a violent dance, but you want to do it in such a way that no one gets hurt.”

8. Benedict Cumberbach

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Benedict Cumberbach voiced Smaug in The Hobbit films. He worked with trainer, Simon Waterson, to get in shape to play Dr. Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "The process was slower as we went through lockdowns, and was a little challenging as we did a lot through Zoom," Waterson told Men’s Health. "You have to be careful not to alter him too much while he's filming one movie and transitioning into Strange. It's very delicate."

9. Richard Armitage

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Richard Armitage played Thorin ll Oakenshield in The Hobbit film series. He revealed to GQ that he loves skiing. “It's my huge passion - as soon as the winter comes, I'm looking around thinking, ‘Just get me up a mountain.’ I've done an awful lot of skiing all over Europe: I've done Italy, Austria, France. I skied loads in New Zealand - I did pretty much every ski slope I could find."

10. Aidan Turner

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Aidan Turner played Kili in The Hobbit film series. He talked about staying in shape to play Captain Ross Poldack in the series to The Sunday Times. “I guess people think that I care about my body a lot. I try to keep healthy, but it's not an obsession. I don't only choose roles that require me to be in a certain kind of shape. For Poldark, it had to be this way and it is what it is.”

11. Hugo Weaving

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Hugo Weaving plays Elrond in the series. He talked about what roles he chooses to take with The New Zealand Herald. "I'm always on the lookout for something interesting, and I never know what it's going to be. Some actors might dictate their future more than I do. Sometimes I wish I could but I just try to choose things that interest me and will take me on a different course.”

12. Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto played Eowyn in the last two Lord of The Rings films. She revealed how she got into acting with the Financial Review. “I remember going to a rehearsal of a play my dad was in, and all the actors and crew had this incredibly passionate energy as they were swapping notes. I fell in love with the excitement of working together. It sucked me in.”