Sally Area : I Lost and Obtained 25 Pounds Although Producing Lincoln

Sally Area had to battle to get her function in Steven Spielberg's new film, Lincoln -- and then she had to pack on the pounds to maintain it!

To portray Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis), in the historical drama, the 66- year - outdated actress required to achieve 25 pounds.

"It was challenging, it was really challenging," Area informed Jay Leno Thursday on The Tonight Demonstrate With Jay Leno. "It was not as a lot fun as you would think." She joked, " First of all, it was horrifying simply because I am of a specified age and I stored thinking, 'If I don't do it proper I will drop dead halfway via this and another person else will get the purpose !"

So Area attempted to gain the fat strategically.

"I tried to do it healthy, which I understand there isn't any way to do it healthful," she said. "I ate brown rice and these protein drinks manufactured out of stuff called pro- Acquire... Oh God, it was just disgusting. I under no circumstances had a fun meal, generally. It just was discipline."

Sadly, losing the fat soon after filming was even tougher for the actress. 

"I stopped consuming, and I am hungry now," Field joked. "It took me about 6 months to acquire it, and about a year to shed it. I started to perform out like a mad fiend. I had two trainers. I genuinely worked out tough 4 instances a week," the actress explained. "I ultimately had to have knee surgical treatment. My minor frame could not hold this quantity of excess weight."