Tom Holland is no stranger to intense physical training, which he endured in preparation for his part as Spider-Man in the Marvel comics.
However, when it came to preparing for the lead role in the adaptation of Nico Walker's novel, Cherry, he realized he'd have to go through a new, far more gruelling form of training to remove over 30 pounds.
Holland went to tremendous efforts to depict a struggling heroin addict, losing a large amount of weight to ensure the character was true to reality.
Learn how the Spider-Man actor was able to reduce nearly a quarter of his body weight in just two weeks.
Cherry Actor Dropped 25 Pounds for a Role
Tom Holland, who played a heroin addict in the film adaptation of Nico Walker's novel Cherry, revealed that he lost more than 25 pounds in preparation for the part.
He told GQ:
“I had to lose a lot of weight for Cherry. I don’t think I would ever do that again.”
Tom Holland’s Extreme Way of Losing Weight
Holland shed 27 pounds by running every day in a garbage bag. To stimulate perspiration production during workouts and so lower his water weight, he resorted to the sleazy approach. In addition, he started a fad diet.
He said:
“Yes, a bin bag — or a trash bag, for Americans. “It was awful. Truly. It was only about ten weeks out of shooting that I realised what I was getting into and what I need to do to transform into the role.”
The Spiderman actor also followed a tight diet, consuming only 500 calories per day. He revealed the following:
“I sat down with my trainer, George Ashwell, and he told me, ‘Right, you need to eat only 500 calories a day and run ten miles. Go.’ Great. It was brutal.”
Tom Holland’s Weight Gain Process Changed His Eating Habits
Worse yet, in order to record distinct parts in the tale, Tom Holland had to gain weight for the same character on Cherry. He told GQ the following:
“[B]ulking up, going from a drug addict to shooting scenes as a marine? I got very sick, actually. And it’s changed my relationship with food completely.”
The Spiderman actor admitted to Variety in January 2021 that he knew exactly what he was getting himself into and that he was up to the challenge. He stated, "
“It was a challenge. I love a challenge. I love pushing myself. Hard work is good work. So it was a bit of a no-brainer, this film, and I can’t imagine there was any way in which I would have turned it down and walked away.”
Tom has regained his weight and is preparing to reprise his role as Spider-Man in the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home, the third installment in the Spider-Man franchise.
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