Orlando Bloom Says He Thought He Was Going To Die While Losing Weight For His New Movie

" I was very hangry . "

This post contains discussion of body image issues.

Sounds likeOrlando Bloom’s latest film role wasn’t exactly a peachy-keen dream to film.

So, Orlando’s upcoming flickThe Cutjust premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie centers around a boxer struggling to make weight for an upcoming match. It sounds pretty intense.

And according to a new interview withPeople, it was a physically taxing experience for the actor in real life as well.

“I was very hangry,” he said of his experience engaging in drastic weight loss for the sake of the film. “The last three weeks in London, before we started filming, were just tuna and cucumber.”

He went on to explain that a nutritionist who worked on the film “had me on a strict regime to tear me down, so that we started the film at my lightest weight. And then I put on weight as we filmed.”

“I literally thought I was gonna die," he said about the process.

Orlando also said that his fiancéeKaty Perrywas “freaked out” when she saw the film for a first time. “She watched it and was like, ‘I need a stiff drink,'" he claimed, later adding that she cried during the film’s premiere. “She was really moved. She knew what it took.”

Even Orlando’s costars were a bit unnerved by the extreme results.Caitriona Balfe, who plays his wife and trainer in the film, said that his face was “gaunt” before filming started. “The transformation was shocking… I was like, ‘You look like a raisin,'" she said.

Fellow costar (and, might I add, absolute legend)John Turturroalso joked that “the only reason [Bloom] put himself through this" was the paycheck.

Personally, you couldn’t pay me enough to make myself feel like I was going to die, but what do I know? I’m no actor. Anyway, read the whole interviewhere.

Orlando Bloom smiles, wearing a white t-shirt and a casual beige jacket

Orlando Bloom smiles, wearing a beige suit jacket over a white dress shirt, minimal background

Orlando Bloom at the Breakthrough Prize event, wearing a black tuxedo with a bow tie, standing in front of a backdrop with event branding

Orlando Bloom is dressed in a sharp, black tuxedo with a black bow tie, standing against a backdrop with floral elements and the letters "OD" in the background

Orlando Bloom smiles, wearing sleeveless, V-neck gray checked shirt and blue-tinted sunglasses

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the Breakthrough Prize event. Katy wears an off-shoulder black gown and holds a clutch. Orlando wears a black tuxedo

Orlando Bloom, Caitriona Balfe, and John Turturro pose in a room. Hathaway is seated on a yellow chair, wearing jeans and a blazer. Brody and Turturro stand beside her

Gavin Hood, Caitriona Balfe, John Turturro, and Orlando Bloom at a Variety event, standing together in casual and semi-formal clothing against a sponsor backdrop

This post contains discussion of body image issues.#

Sounds likeOrlando Bloom’s latest film role wasn’t exactly a peachy-keen dream to film.#

So, Orlando’s upcoming flickThe Cutjust premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie centers around a boxer struggling to make weight for an upcoming match. It sounds pretty intense.#

And according to a new interview withPeople, it was a physically taxing experience for the actor in real life as well.#

“I was very hangry,” he said of his experience engaging in drastic weight loss for the sake of the film. “The last three weeks in London, before we started filming, were just tuna and cucumber.”#

He went on to explain that a nutritionist who worked on the film “had me on a strict regime to tear me down, so that we started the film at my lightest weight. And then I put on weight as we filmed.”#

“I literally thought I was gonna die," he said about the process.#

Orlando also said that his fiancéeKaty Perrywas “freaked out” when she saw the film for a first time. “She watched it and was like, ‘I need a stiff drink,'" he claimed, later adding that she cried during the film’s premiere. “She was really moved. She knew what it took.”#

Even Orlando’s costars were a bit unnerved by the extreme results.Caitriona Balfe, who plays his wife and trainer in the film, said that his face was “gaunt” before filming started. “The transformation was shocking… I was like, ‘You look like a raisin,'" she said.#

Fellow costar (and, might I add, absolute legend)John Turturroalso joked that “the only reason [Bloom] put himself through this" was the paycheck.#

Personally, you couldn’t pay me enough to make myself feel like I was going to die, but what do I know? I’m no actor. Anyway, read the whole interviewhere.#