A beloved actor from the Shrek franchise has revealed that his dedication to getting in shape for movie roles over the years has come at a cost, leaving him \u201calmost crippled.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rupert Everett, who voiced the villainous Prince Charming in the Shrek franchise, recently opened up about the physical toll his career has taken on his body.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ruined myself,\u201d the 67-year-old recently told The Guardian. \u201cNow I\u2019m almost crippled as a result. I could never be bothered to do all those things, like stretching, which were necessary for lifting weights, because your tendons get tighter and tighter. So boring. I didn\u2019t do any of that. So now my demise will be musculoskeletal, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everett also implied that all that work only resulted in one peak fitness year\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI was wonderful-looking at one point,\u201d the My Best Friend\u2019s Wedding actor continued. \u201cI had muscles. Everything. It was quite short-lived. I call it my Hollywood year.\u201d <\/p>\n
However, before the A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream actor dedicated himself to fitness, he was more than happy to take a shortcut or two.<\/p>\n
Everett confessed to some clever trickery to enhance his physique for the screen. \u201cI met these [guys] in [North London] who made bodysuits, and they made me a false bottom, false calves, false shoulders, false everything,\u201d he recalled. The best part was that the directors were none the wiser. Everett pointed out that he would \u201cgo into the fittings for the costumes with all my things on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rupert Everett Admits the Vanity of His Younger Years Led to an Empty Experience in Hollywood
\nDespite his efforts, the Shrek alum admitted that his Hollywood career was \u201cquite short-lived\u201d and ultimately unsatisfying.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just obsessed about getting on rather than doing my job,\u201d Rupert told The Guardian. \u201cI always felt I was missing out on some mythical life that was taking place somewhere else. That was my problem.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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