The great lengths that Hollywood actors go to get in shape for acting roles in films are mind-blowing. On top of the list of top crazy celebrity weight loss body transformations is Christian Bale. Over the years, he has lost, bulked up, and fattened-up multiple times for his role in more than 10 movies.
His body transformation every time proves that anyone can lose and gain weight. You just need to maintain the proper diet and workout. Every time he came to the limelight after gaining or losing weight, his videos and images would trend nonstop for months.
Here are the top 6 Christian Bale’s top crazy body transformations that left millions of his fans speechless.
The Machinist
The Machinist movie was released in 2004, and Bale played Trevor Reznik, an emaciated insomniac. For this role, Bale had to go on a diet that resulted in him losing 60 pounds in 4 months to hit 120 pounds. His intermittent fasting diet included water, one cup of coffee daily, and an apple. Bale was so focused on this movie that he wanted to shed more weight to 100 pounds but was advised otherwise by the film directors due to health concerns.
Batman Begins
Shortly after the release of The Machinist, Christian Bale was featured in the movie Batman Begins. For this role, he had to gain weight and get ripped. It wasn’t easy as he had just finished a massive weight loss program.
Filming of this movie started just 5 months after the completion of the previous film, The Machinist. He had to eat plenty of ice cream and pizza daily to gain weight. In one interview with The Huffington Post, he said, “I overdid it because I was enjoying gorging. I was ignoring advice about taking it slowly because my stomach had shrunk, and I should just go with soups. I was straight into pizza and ice cream and eating five meals in a sitting.”
Bale had to also follow a strict daily workout routine. The routine included lifting weights and resistance training to build muscle and become the Bruce Wayne we enjoyed watching in action.
American Hustle
American Hustle is another captivating movie that put Christian Bale’s name on the map. He played Irving Rosenfeld, a con artist who made millions of dollars by swindling business executives. For this role, he had to gain more than 40 pounds. Speaking to People, he said, “I ate lots of doughnuts, a whole lot of cheeseburgers, and whatever I could get my hands on. I literally ate anything that came my way. I was about 185 and went up to 228.”
Besides gaining 40 pounds, Christian also had to shave his head for this role. The movie was a huge success and got him nominated for 10 different academy awards, such as Best Actor.
Exodus
In 2014, the film Exodus was released and expected, and Christian Bale was the lead actor. For his role as Moses, he had to go biblical and lose the 40 pounds he gained for American Hustle. His routine workout regimen included running, swimming, and power weight lifting three days per week. This man is cut from a different cloth; he managed to lose weight and get in shape for this film in only 6 months.
Vice
Christian Bale was not done yet. He pushed his body to the limit to gain weight again for his role as VP Dick Cheney in Vice. He gained 40 pounds by eating lots of pies and other junk foods. Bale also bleached his eyebrows and shaved his head. There are reports that he also did physical exercises customized to thicken his neck.
Ford V Ferrari
In the Ford v Ferrari movie that debuted in 2019, Christian Bale acted as Ken Miles, a British race car driver. Once again, he had to lose weight to fit in character. In an interview with Variety, he said, “I had to get in the car. I could not bloody…-these things are not made for comfort, these cars. They’re tight. So, I couldn’t bloody get in them.”
He lost a whopping 70 pounds for this film by exercising and following a strict diet. Details of the diet are scanty, though, but he did it.
The Takeaway
Christian Bale’s weight loss and weight gain body transformations left many speechless. Before, nobody thought it possible to lose and gain weight quickly. His weight loss diet for The Machinist is definitely unsuitable for most people, and few would even try it. His bulking-up strategy for The Batman Begins movie is more realistic and approachable. Want to try to break his record? Go ahead!
