October 6th, 2008 at 10:57 pm by
Anne
Hugh Jackman was so commited to being in superb shape for his role in ‘Australia’ that he learned to ride a horse like a pro, worked out daily and ate every three hours. Jackman admits he adopted the diet of a Australian bodybuilding champ, who:
“wakes at four in the morning, has egg whites on dry toast, then goes back to bed so he gets some food in him before he trains at 6am.”
One would think that regular snacking would be easy to adjust to, but not so for the Aussie actor. He also tells Men’s Journal magazine he was “pretty strict” on his eating habits, adding, “It’s pretty fine eating. I got used to it – and my energy level went through the roof.”
His co-star and friend, Nicole Kidman was very impressed with his new talents:
“Hugh’s amazing because he has such athleticism. He could barely ride at the beginning of the film, but by the end he was a great horseman. He will make Aussie stockmen proud.”
The film is set to be released November 26, 2008
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