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Nobody measures how much suffered Tyalor Lautner when he filmed the films of “twilightor”; the figure he wore back then traumatized and pushed it to the limit, to the point of hating yourself when you gained weight. It is true that the actor had a before and a after to achieve fame and he himself recounted everything he suffered for having “that steel abdomen” that he was constantly asked to show in the movies. Definitely, Lautner had a very bad time and no one knew.
Taylor Lautner enjoyed the honeys of success when he joined “Twilight“: Thanks to his performance in the saga, he became one of the actors of the moment and also one of the most adored by the young people of his generation. Lautner played Jacob Blackone of the main characters, a werewolf who went down in history for his physical attractiveness (In several of the scenes he is seen shirtless and showing off his muscles and abs).
However, everything has a price and Lautner paid it and it was the artist who confessed the terrible problems he faced with his body image when he appeared in an interview and was seen with a few extra kilos, which immediately generated a wave of memes that affected their mental health.
How old is Taylor Lautner?
Taylor Lautner was born in Michigan, United States, on February 11, 1992that is to say, that today the actor is celebrating his 31st birthday.
How old was Taylor in Twilight?
When Taylor first played Jacob Black in “Twilight” I was 17 years oldbecause at that time the film was released on November 21, 2008.
What happened to actor Taylor Lautner?
After his success in the “Twilight” saga, the actor practically he was not successful again in the productions in which he appeared subsequently. It is said that this had to do with his shocking physical changewell they rejected him because of his body imagea very unfortunate situation suffered by both men and women in the film industry.
The before and after of Taylor Lautner
The 31-year-old actor told the podcast The Squeeze (which he drives with his wife Taylor Dome) who for being in “Twilight” he came to have serious problems with his physique. “When I was in it he was between 16 and 20 years old, and he was starring in a franchise in which my character was known to take off his shirt every two secondsLautner said.
After the success obtained with the first film, it was agreed to make a second one and the pressure increased for Taylor, who tHe had to maintain and grow his muscles at any cost.. “I weighed 63 kilos and had to gain 15 kilos of muscle to keep the paper (…) It was an absolute nightmare Diet-wise, eating raw sweet potatoes, turkey burgers, and protein shakes that were essentially sludge,” he said.
The worst came when the “Twilight” saga ended and he stopped carrying out that hard exercise and eating routine. The fans (and not so fans) They reproached him for losing his marked abdomen and they made hundreds of memes that damaged their self-esteem and they made him feel repulsed by his body. “I had no idea that it was affecting me or that it was going to affect me in the future with my own body image, but now that I look back on it, I tell you that yes, it affected meand surely always will”.
He added: “And what if you don’t want to see a gym or paint? Well, what do you start to lose abs. Me too I started to have a more normal body“. Taylor Lautner he learned to live with the comments, he prioritized his mental health and today he is satisfied with who he is and likes his physical appearance. Also, she continues to work in cinema and returned to doing what he likes the most.
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