Meryl Streep and Amy Adams Gained Weight for Julie and Julia

Food is love

The upcoming Julie and Julia has us waiting on the edge of our seats. This real-life story of a blogger played by Amy Adams following the life of Julia Child played by Meryl Streep promises to satsify the foodies and wanna-be foodies in all of us. But we are a bit surprised to learn Meryl Streep and Amy Adams actually gained weight for their roles.

The actresses had to eat a lot of food while filming Julie and Julia. And gasp, they actually ate it! Meryl Streep says she gained 15 pounds while filming the movie. 15 pounds!! And Amy Adams says, "I ate a lot! Cooking is like love - it should be approached with abandon." We agree and we're glad the actresses actually indulged!

The movie's director, Nora Ephron, says she made a rule that everyone had to eat: "That's one of the things I said in rehearsal. Everyone has to eat in the scenes, and everyone really went for it." Of course they did! We're sure the Julia Child style food was absolutely delicious.

Julia Child's motto was "eat well and enjoy life" and we're glad to hear Meryl Streep and Amy Adams did just that. Now we can watch the movie knowing the stars were actually enjoying and not just acting.

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