Playing a genetically-altered alien/human hybrid in the movie trilogy Species, Natasha Henstridge blew viewers away with her out-of-this-world body. But what it took for the model-turned-actress to maintain that killer physique was close to "extreme." "I've done some things that probably weren't the smartest things in the world," reveals Henstridge, now 34, of taking "pills" and over the counter supplements to give her an "extra boost" to be thinner. "I've even been to Chinese herbalists who've given me herbs and acupuncture," she says, thinking that they were "innocent and healthy." Now, the mom of two realizes that the diets and drugs were damaging.
- 6/1/2009
- by Amy Elisa Keith
- PEOPLE.com
Supermodel and newlywed Gisele Bündchen told Haper's Bazaar that there was a time when she treated her body like it was her "worst enemy." Gisele is now happily married to football player Tom Brady but five or six years ago her fast-paced life was taking a toll on her. "I was drinking a lot of red wine, smoking a pack and a half of cigarettes a day, and eating cheeseburgers all day. I was treating my body, which is my temple and my best friend, as my worst enemy," she told Harper's Anamaria Wilson. She continues, "I was almost punishing myself. I was so tired. I was working so much and I was numb.” Gisele said she got out of her slump by taking six months off and spending some time in her home country of Brazil. "If you are happy, you can give happiness,” she said. “If you don...
- 3/11/2009
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
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