October 22, 2007 05:57am
HOLLYWOOD actress Nicole Kidman has begun gaining weight - not because she's pregnant, but for her next movie.
"She is naturally very slim and loves to run and swim so she is always very toned," an unnamed close friend of Kidman's told The Mail on Sunday newspaper.
"The part she plays demands that she gets fatter throughout the movie as her character slips into middle age.
"Nicole was originally planning to use prosthetics but was told by the director, Stephen Daldry, that it would be more realistic if she gained the weight."
Kidman is following in the footsteps of fellow actress Renee Zellweger, who packed on more than 13kg to play Bridget Jones in two movies by chowing down on pizza, peanut butter sandwiches and fast food.
Kidman's new diet includes drinking daily protein shakes and eating carbohydrates with every meal.
"She has been eating about four meals a day," the friend said.
"It's not unusual to see here work her way through a big plate of pasta, with bread and then a dessert.
"She's having to gorge herself.
"She has quite enjoyed gaining the first 4.5kg and has been having lots of her favourite puddings as well as chocolate."
And it seems as though Kidman is happy with her more rounded look and has been buying bigger clothes.
"Nicole loves her new bosom but she is finding eating so much makes her lethargic and sleepy," the friend said.
"She's usually running on adrenaline and has to be reminded to eat a meal. Now, she's eating four and sometimes five small meals a day."
Kidman plays Hanna Schmitz in The Reader, which delves into the emotional repercussions of the Holocaust in post-war Germany.
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