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"Matthew McConaughey has spoken about how his &amp;#039;shocking&amp;#039; weight loss for Dallas Buyers Club changed his life. The actor, who lost three and a half stone for his role, said that it was tough on his family, before admitting that his wife wasn&amp;#039;t attracted to him during that period.  Speaking to The Sun, McConaughey said: &amp;quot;The first time I saw myself on screen I thought I looked like a reptile. &amp;quot;It was an initial shock but I was able to shake that for the movie. My family saw my weight loss day by day, so they didn&amp;#039;t have that shock \u00E2\u20AC\u201D but I look back and I think perhaps it wasn&amp;#039;t the easiest on them.&amp;quot; McConaughey said that although his wife Camilla Alves was supportive, &amp;quot;perhaps it was not so appealing to be intimate when I was in that zone&amp;quot;.  He added: &amp;quot;It was tough, but what I lost physically down below, I gained up top. &amp;quot;I felt incredibly clear-headed and purposeful, and on set there were no starvation dramas. I just wanted to get on with the job and tell this incredible story.&amp;quot;   The actor, who plays Ron Woodruff in the film, previously spoke about his diet and weight loss, explaining just how little he ate. He said: &amp;quot;It was tough going, I&amp;#039;m not going to lie. The dieting was pretty hardcore. I was losing 7lbs every week. I&amp;#039;d have a Diet Coke, two egg whites in the morning, a piece of chicken, then another Diet Coke. &amp;quot;That was rough. I got down to [143lbs] and I was always hungry, and irritable. My body resembled a little baby bird with its mouth open, crying, &amp;#039;Feed me, feed me,&amp;#039; and you realise momma bird ain&amp;#039;t going to feed you. It&amp;#039;s hard.&amp;quot; Dallas Buyers Club hits UK cinemas on February 7. RoboCop, Dallas Buyers Club, Nymphomaniac: 5 must-watch February movies "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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