Dave Bautista Addresses Weight Loss Concerns

Dave Bautista is setting the record straight about his recent weight loss after fans expressed concerns about his health.

The Knock at the Cabin actor revealed in a recent interview that his initial weight gain was intentional for his role in M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological horror film.

“I started trimming down for a particular reason. One, I started trimming down because I just got fat,” Bautista shared during an interview with social media personality Chris Van Vliet, which he posted on TikTok (watch below). “I got really big for a role and it was uncomfortably big… Knock at the Cabin… I got really big. I was like around 315 pounds, and I put the weight on really fast.”

Bautista explained that he had to gain the weight quickly “between films” and didn’t have much time to do it, leading him to put on weight by eating french fries and pancakes. He recalled the film’s director telling him he needed to look “like a great big guy,” but not like a powerlifter.

“Looking back at it, I probably overdid it,” Bautista admitted. “I was probably a little too big, but at the time, I was just thinking, I gotta get big. And I put on an uncomfortable amount of weight, and it took me forever to shed it off.”

As Bautista began losing weight, he noticed some surprising benefits.

“I noticed the more I trimmed down, the better I felt. And I also noticed the more I trimmed down, the better I looked on camera, the better I looked next to other actors,” he said.

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However, Bautista has received comments about his appearance that made him aware of how much his size had changed.

“People say, ‘God, you’re skinny,’” he said. “I’ve even seen online, some people worried about my health. And when I say it out loud, ‘I’m 6’4” 240 pounds,’ which sounds like I’m a big person. People have seen me so much bigger over the years that they think I’m like anorexic, but I’m still just a large human being next to your typical actor. It looks like a gorilla and it’s distracting.”

Despite the concerns, Bautista is continuing to work on his fitness and aims to drop “a few more pounds,” noting that he’s been “training hard” and limiting his calorie intake to achieve his goals.

Dave Bautista can be seen in The Killer’s Game which is now out in theaters.

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