In 2022, it was confirmed that Jeremy Allen White would be portraying real life professional wrestler Kerry Von Erich in Sean Durkin’s sports biopic “The Iron Claw.” And as you’d expect, the New Yorker had to massively bulk up to convince as the WCCW legend. But while getting paid to eat calorific foods sounds like a dream, it ended up becoming a nightmare.
In an interview with Esquire, White claimed that he found his dietary requirements gross: “In the morning, I would have waffles, almond butter. In the middle of the day, I was eating turkey patties and avocado all the time … You’re trying to consume as much as you possibly can, and, to be honest, you don’t feel great. I was training as well, but, I don’t know, trying to get that big, it’s no way to live.”
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Of course, it doesn’t help having one of Hollywood’s most jacked pin-ups as a co-star, either. Referring to Zac Efron, who plays Kevin Von Erich in the movie, White said, “He’s so focused and knowledgeable on training, diet, all that. In terms of a physical transformation, I think he kind of blew us all out of the water. He looks really amazing in this thing.”
