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Tom Hanks helped me lose weight for film: Matthew McConaughey
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Actors (L-R) Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, and Jared Letod attend the premiere of 'Dallas Buyers Club' at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills ,California, October 17, 2013. REUTERS
Actors (L-R) Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, and Jared Letod attend the premiere of 'Dallas Buyers Club' at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills ,California, October 17, 2013. REUTERS

Actor Matthew McConaughey has revealed that Hollywood star Tom Hanks helped him slim down for his role in 'Dallas Buyers Club'.

The 43-year-old actor had to shed more than 18 kilograms earlier this year to play an AIDS patient, Ron Woodroof in director Jean-Marc Vallee's 'Dallas Buyers Club', reported People magazine.

"I actually called Tom and had a great conversation with him about what he learned about losing weight for 'Philadelphia' and 'Cast Away'. I (also) consulted a nutritionist about the best way to do this," McConaughey said.

"I was going around and people were going, 'Hey, are you feeling all right?' I ran in to somebody and they didn't just ask if I was all right, they said, 'My God, we need to get you some help'. And I thought, 'There we go. That's the perfect spot'," he added.

The movie opens in the US on November 1 and will debut in cinemas in the UK on February 7.

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(Published 18 October 2013, 11:32 IST)