Elvis Presley.The Hollywood actor, 30, wore a fat suit for the role in the bigscreen biopic. It was designed to make him look just like music icon Elvis towards the end of his life.And it was so uncomfortable, it left Austin breathless. READ MORE: Mad theories say Elvis Presley is still alive from bushy beard to Graceland sighting He said: “When I had that fat suit on, it felt like so much extra weight.
Then I was strapped into the jumpsuit and my lungs felt constricted. I could only take shallow breaths and it was very hot.“It felt very claustrophobic and I felt a great sadness because I’m sure Elvis felt the same way, that he could hardly breathe.”Austin donned the outfit to recreate the singer’s last performance – in 1977.And it was worth the pain because it helped him capture the Teddy Bear singer’s crippling heartache.The American star said: “We had the most incredible prosthetics team.
When you start to see the transformation, it makes you feel different, it really does.“When you have a little bit of weight on, you walk differently, you breathe differently and it really does help.“That final Elvis performance is heartbreaking.
You see the little boy in Elvis, shining through this big, sick body – and you know that he only lived for a short while after that.
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