Beyoncé Knowles loses 20 pounds for Dreamgirls role

Beyoncé Knowles has revealed she lost 20 pounds of weight for her role in her latest movie Dreamgirls.

“It was my idea. At the beginning of filming, I was my normal weight.”

“I actually gained a little bit, but then I lost 20 lbs. when I went from young Deena to old Deena.”

“I wanted it to be something more than just make-up and hair. I wanted to see the change.”

“[Director Bill Condon] actually kept telling me to eat, eat, eat for continuity, but I really wanted to go all the way. I was inspired by Tom Hanks.

“He did it all the way in the movie ‘Castaway’, so I said I can do it all the way!”

She didn’t intend to stay thin after filming finished though: “Immediately the next day I ate fried chicken, fried fish, french fries - anything fried and the weight started to come on fast and easy.”

“[Being thin] wasn’t healthy. I didn’t look like me at all in the film which was the point.”

The film is due to be released at the end of the year.