- Robert Pattinson told the Evening Standard magazine that he once ate nothing but potatoes for two weeks.
- As part of the detox, he said he ate “just boiled potatoes and pink Himalayan salt.”
- “Apparently it’s a cleanse… you’re definitely losing weight,” he said.
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Robert Pattinson said he’s tried different diet plans over time, including an all-potato diet.
“I’ve tried basically every fad you can think of, anything but consistency,” the actor said in a cover story for Evening Standard magazine published Thursday. “I once ate nothing but potatoes for two weeks to detox. Just boiled potatoes and pink Himalayan salt.”
“Apparently it’s a cleanse… you’re definitely losing weight,” he added.
Pattinson also said he tried the keto diet, assuming he could “just eat charcuterie and cheese all the time.”
“But I didn’t realize you can’t drink beer because it totally defeats the purpose,” he said.
Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman in The Batman. Warner Bros.
Pattinson’s comments sparked a discussion about the expectations and pressures men feel to look a certain way.
“Yeah, it’s crazy,” he said. “And it’s very, very easy to fall into that pattern too, even if you’re just watching your calorie intake, it’s extraordinarily addictive — and you don’t quite realize how insidious it is until it’s too late.”
The actor, who rose to fame with roles in the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises, has experience adapting his diet and fitness routines for roles.
Most recently, he trained extensively for his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman on The Batman, although he joked about not doing so. and followed a strict diet that resulted in him “counting sips of water” before filming shirtless scenes for the superhero film.