matthew rhysMatthew Rhys has revealed he ignored medical warnings when it came to gaining weight for his role in his new film The Edge of Love.

Matthew plays poet Dylan Thomas at the centre of a love triangle between Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley’s characters in the film and the usually svelte actor had to pile on the pounds to play the stout writer.

He told the Daily Express: “I have to say that I went to see a nutritionist, because it’s quite easy to put a lot of weight on but you can clog your arteries doing it, so she advised me how to gain the weight healthily [eating fibre and protein].

“Then I ignored all her healthy weight-gain plans and hit the pies and Guinness. It really did work.”