Mila Kunis restricted her eating habits immensely when starring in the psychological thriller \u201cBlack Swan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy prep was a lot of dancing and very little eating \u2014 which I know you\u2019re not supposed to say, but it\u2019s the truth,\u201d the actress told Vogue in a joint interview <\/a>with her co-star in the 2010 film, Natalie Portman.<\/p>\n \u201cI drank a lot of broth and danced for 12 hours a day,\u201d she added in the piece published Friday. <\/p>\n Kunis, now 42, added that she and Portman \u2014 who played professional ballerinas \u2014 only expected to have three months to prepare for their dance intensive roles.<\/p>\n However, after producers lost some financing, the project \u201cgot extended to six months while Darren [Aronofsky, the film\u2019s director] tried to find money.\u201d<\/p>\n Mila Kunis recalled barely eating for her role in \u201cBlack Swan\u201d in a new interview with Vogue. Ketchup Entertainment via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI drank a lot of broth and danced for 12 hours a day,\u201d she told the outlet of her preparation for the 2010 film. \u00a9Fox Searchlight\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n \u201cIt sucked for Darren, but Nat and I were so happy because we had three extra months to dance,\u201d the \u201cThat \u201970s Show\u201d alum said.<\/p>\n Kunis \u2014 whose alter-ego character Lily is billed as the \u201cBlack Swan\u201d \u2014 also shared some of the brutal physical effects of the ballet sequences.<\/p>\n \u201cWe would shoot those dancing scenes for hours, and I had bruises all over my ribs just from being lifted over and over again,\u201d she recalled. <\/p>\n \u201cI also dislocated my shoulder pretty early in the production and thought I was completely screwed, but Darren sent me to an acupuncturist and I somehow came out totally fine.\u201d<\/p>\n