Mark Wahlberg is known for his intense fitness regimen, but for his upcoming role of a boxer-turned-priest, the otherwise shredded star had to pack on the pounds.
In a new interview on , Wahlberg revealed that he had to eat 11,000 calories a day to prep for his role in .«Unfortunately, I had to consume, for two weeks, 7,000 calories, and then for another two weeks, 11,000 calories,» Wahlberg told Fallon. «It's such a hard, physical thing to do.
Losing weight, you just kind of tough it out, you just don't eat, and exercise.»«And this, even when you're full, I would wake up after a meal and have another meal.
I was eating every three hours,» he added. «It was not fun.»The 50-year-old actor first detailed his weight gain for the role in May,.
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