Carrie Fisher Says Studio Pressured Her to Lose Weight for #StarWars

Carrie Fisher is reprising her role as Princess Leia in the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but she recently revealed that the studio pressured her to lose weight for the role.

“They don’t want to hire all of me — only about three-quarters!” Fisher said in the January issue of Good Housekeeping UK. “Nothing changes, it’s an appearance-driven thing.”

Fisher did end up losing 35 pounds for the film.

Image via Flickr/Gage Skidmore

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