Hilary Swank said on Monday’s episode of The Late Show with James Corden on CBS that the main thing she craved during her pregnancy was large amounts of fruit.
“For the first 16 weeks I had a lot of morning sickness, I didn’t throw up but all I wanted was fruit,” said the 48-year-old Oscar winner, who recently announced she was pregnant with twins.
Hilary said when she finally told her Alaska Daily co-stars that she was pregnant, they understood her overeating on fruit.
Pregnant actress: Hilary Swank said her main craving during her pregnancy was large amounts of fruit on Monday’s episode of The Late Show with James Corden on CBS
“They said, ‘Oh, that’s why you eat 10 pomegranates a day, 50 pears,'” Hilary said.
Hilary, who previously revealed the twins with husband, businessman Philip Schneider, 50, happened to be expecting on her late father’s birthday in April, said she has just entered her 27th week and is essentially in her third trimester.
“I’m feeling pretty full,” Hilary said. ‘I love it. I feel like women are superheroes for what our bodies do. I have such. I’m in a whole newfound respect.’
James has been asking Hilary since she moved to Colorado if she missed anything living in Los Angeles.
CBS show: James Corden welcomed Hilary and Gwyneth Paltrow as guests on the CBS show
“I miss playing tennis,” Hilary said. “I live at 9,600 feet and the ball flies. It just flies.”
Hilary said that altitude makes the ball fly “to Mars.”
“I love tennis,” Hilary said. ‘I’m obsessed.’
Tennis Lover: “I love tennis,” Hilary said. ‘I’m obsessed’
James asked her how many times she made it back to LA and what the commute was like.
“I have my rescue dogs, my parrots, I have two parrots, five rescue dogs,” Hilary said. “I got my pilot’s license and flew during Covid, but it’s like a small propeller plane and it doesn’t fit five dogs, two parrots and two babies. So I’m currently considering whether I can buy a band bus in retirement.”
“Swanks on tour,” James said.
Licensed Pilot: “I have my rescue dogs, my parrots, I have two parrots, five rescue dogs,” Hilary said. “I got my pilot’s license and flew during Covid, but it’s like a small propeller plane and it doesn’t fit five dogs, two parrots and two babies. So I’m currently considering buying a band bus when I’m retired.
“You guys have to figure out what the side mural is supposed to be,” Hilary said.
“Just paint it with cocaine,” James said.
James then asked what it was like to be famous in the ’90s from both Hilary and Gwyneth Paltrow, who was also on the show. Hilary turned to Gwyneth and asked her if she had won her Oscar in 1999. Gwyneth said she believed it.
Life in the ’90s: James then asked both Hilary and Gwyneth Paltrow, who was also on the show, what it was like to be famous in the ’90s
“I think I was right after you in 2000,” Hilary said, and then the two actresses high-fived
“You were really famous in the ’90s, I wasn’t,” Hilary said.
“You were famous in the ’90s,” Gwyneth said.
Up top: “I think I was right after you in 2000,” Hilary said, and then the two actresses high-fived
“No, because Boys Don’t Cry came out in 1999,” Hilary said.
James played a clip from Hilary’s show Alaska Daily and congratulated her on her Golden Globe nomination.
Hilary shared that they hid her pregnancy during filming by having a double for her running scenes. Hilary said before announcing she was pregnant, she told the show she also needed a stunt double for her walking scenes.
“I’m pregnant and I can’t tell anyone,” Hilary said. “Guys, I think I’m a really bad runner. I need a stunt double to walk with.”
She said they didn’t believe her and asked to show them how she walked.
“They said to me, ‘Show us,'” Hilary said. “I was like ok how do I look like a really bad runner, I wasn’t a great runner anyway, I was like I really need to sell this so I can get my stunt double.”
Hilary said she ran and the four men looked at each other and said, “Yeah, you need a stunt double.”
Awards nominees: James played a clip from Hilary’s show Alaska Daily and congratulated her on her Golden Globe nomination