28 Celebrities Who Became Horribly Fat

Russell Crowe

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Veteran actor Russel Crowe is known for transforming his body for movie roles such as Gladiator and Robin Hood, but it was another kind of transformation that had tongues wagging. When the Australian actor packed on over 60 pounds in 2008, he was virtually unrecognizable, and his legions of fans were shocked —to say the least.

Crowe later explained that he was stuffing his face with food, for the film, Body of Lies. He also admitted that he enjoyed gaining weight. And let’s be honest, if we were getting millions of dollars to eat cheeseburgers for breakfast, who would turn that down?