HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Sir Anthony Hopkins is opening up about his dramatic weight loss, revealing he dropped 75 pounds in two years.
"I lost too much," the 72-year-old actor tells the New York Post. "But I gained a little back in Europe. I was addicted to bread, cookies, whatnot. I love all the bad stuff."
Hopkins credits his third wife, Stella Arroyave, for whipping him into a healthier lifestyle.
"My wife's no dictator, but she said I must stick to a regimen," he says of the 18 years younger Arroyave, whom he married in 2003. "So I'm in the gym six days a week, I power walk, live on 800 calories a day. No pasta. No seconds. A sandwich occasionally."
The Silence of the Lambs star now calls himself a "health nut" and says his workout routine has also boosted his charity efforts.
"I can't get back into my wardrobe," explains Hopkins, who next stars in Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. "I gave it all away to some mission. I tried tailoring the pants but they look ridiculous."
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