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On Wednesday, the actor admitted to taking the drug and confessed it took four to five years to lose the weight.“Was just finishing up my nightly 2 hr trainning. I was thinking back to when I did a film called ‘the Wrestler,’” Rourke wrote on “I honestly regret putting on 70 pounds to look the part.
. I did not feel comfortable in my own skin and it took almost 4 or 5 years to get back to 180,” he continued. “It was not a great well thought out plan, I of course used steroids and ate enormous amounts of food 6 times a day.” 'What tour?' Justin Timberlake awkwardly tries to get concertgoer's attention as she's engrossed in her phone 'American Pickers' star Frank Fritz lost 'the will to live' after suffering stroke: 'Totally bedridden'“My, only real accomplishment was long hrs in gym. I regret it but I’ve made many dumb ass decisions in my life. I cringe when I see photos of myself. I never said I was the sharpest pencil in the box. Oh well I was thinking out loud and thought perhaps I could get this mesg out to some young dude who wants to get bigger and bigger.”Rourke earned himself an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor but in 2009, he clapped back at claims that he had used growth hormones or sports drugs to enhance his body. : “I did some stuff. You wouldn’t classify it as steroids, but I did some heavy duty supplements… but not the regular stuff.” That same year, Rourke revealed to MailOnline that he did go under the knife for cosmetic surgery to fix past facial injuries. “Most of it was to mend the mess of my face because of the boxing, but I went to the wrong guy to put my face back together,” the star confessed. “I had my nose broken twice. I had five operations on my nose and one on a smashed cheekbone.”Rourke rose to fame in the 1980s after landing the part of John Gray in the erotic thriller “9 1/2 Weeks” opposite Kim Basinger’s Elizabeth McGraw. However, the jobs started to fade until he starred in the 2005 crime action movie “Sin City” alongside Jessica Alba. At one point, Rourke claimed that he was blacklisted in Hollywood for being too difficult to work with. He credited younger directors for being the reason his acting career was resurrected. in 2022. “They don’t care about what they hear. They judge me by my acting ability, not my old reputation.” “I have a love/hate relationship with acting. I enjoy what I’m doing at the moment because I can give everything that I’m taught. I have my confidence.” Tampa's ‘Lieutenant Dan’ emerges unscathed after braving Milton's fury on his sailboat -- despite mayor insisting he went to shelter Anderson Cooper drilled in face by flying debris during live on-air Hurricane Milton report: 'That wasn't good' Woman, 22, says 73-year-old roommate is 'best' she's ever had despite large age gap: 'I have a friend for life'See Selena Gomez’s blink-and-you-miss-it nod to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in ‘OMITB’Travis Kelce keeps Taylor Swift waiting for an hour on private jet before heading to East Coast on his bye week
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