CELEB: Austin Butler Says He Would Microwave Ice Cream and Drink It

The 31-year-old actor detailed how his eating habits changed ahead of Elvis, the film for which he was nominated for an Oscar. In a clip previewing a Variety Awards Circuit podcast, the Oscar-nominated actor detailed the extent he went to for the role. Austin Butler says he put his life on pause for two years to prepare to play Elvis. Since the biographical film follows the legendary music icon’s rise to fame through different eras of his career, Butler, 31, revealed he needed to gain weight to play the older version of Presley in the film. “I heard that Ryan Gosling when he was going to do The Lovely Bones, had microwaved Häagen-Dazs and would drink it. So, I started doing that,” he explained. While he revealed that he wore a body suit to portray Presley during the scenes in the film, he added that he did everything he could possibly do to prepare for those moments. “I would go get two dozen doughnuts and eat them all. I really started to pack on some pounds. It’s fun for a week or so, and then you feel awful with yourself,” he continued. “But we were planning on shooting chronologically in […]