Aussie famous person actor Hugh Jackman has talked candidly in regards to the long-standing hearsay that he took steroids to beef up for one in all his most iconic roles.
For years, it had been speculated that The X-Men actor had dabbed in steroid use to bulk up for his portrayal of Wolverine.
During an interview with HBO’s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, Jackman lastly addressed the rumours.
Wallace requested Jackman: “Over the years people have wondered, did he juice? Did he take steroids?”
“No, I love my job and I love Wolverine but I had been told anecdotally what the side effects are of that. And I was like, ‘I don’t love it [my job] that much,’” Jackman replied.
“I just did it the old-school way. And I tell you, I’ve eaten more chickens — I’m so sorry to all the vegans and vegetarians and to the chickens of the world. Literally, the karma is not good for me, if the deity has anything related to chickens, I’m in trouble.”
Jackman’s physique within the Marvel film turned the Boy from Oz right into a Hollywood heartthrob.
In 2016, it was reported the actor had joined the 1000lb powerlifting membership, which suggests he cranked out a 235lb (107kg) bench press, 410lb (186kg) deadlift and a 345lb (156kg) squat in sooner or later.
During the identical interview, the Oscar nominee admitted that he foolishly studied wolves after accepting the position forward of his first outing as Wolverine.
“I had never read the comic book. I got the part. I didn’t really know anything about…I didn’t, in Australia we don’t have wolverines. I didn’t know that was a real animal. I’d never heard of a wolverine. I thought it was a made-up animal.
“You know, like, he’s got man hands of steel, made up. And so I was passing time as I was doing rehearsal at the Imax, they had this documentary about wolves. And I was like, perfect, because obviously I’m a wolf, part wolf,” he defined.
“So I went [to set] with all these wolf moves and I was doing these moves, and the director said, ‘What are you doing?’
“And I said, ‘Well, I was just thinking wolves are always looking like this because they’re actually smelling, they’ve got their nose to the ground. That’s why they’re looking like this all the time.’
“And he goes, ‘What do you mean a wolf?’ And I said, ‘Well, you know, Wolverine — I’m part wolf so…’ and he goes, ‘No, you’re a wolverine.’”
The 54-year-old Aussie is up for greatest actor in a drama at tomorrow’s Golden Globe awards.
He’ll be joined by fellow Australian nominees Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, and Baz Luhrmann on the annual award ceremony.
