Having already garnered a dedicated fanbase for his 11-season portrayal of Lip Gallagher on Showtime’s Shameless, actor Jeremy Allen White was launched even higher into the pop culture zeitgeist with FX’s stress-taurant dramedy The Bear, whose second season will soon will soon be available to stream with a Hulu subscription. The subject of food is also tied into his upcoming pro wrestler biopic alongside Zac Efron, A24’s The Iron Claw, though not in a way that sounds very appetizing, as it relates to some overabundant dietary patterns that aren’t always to his liking.
One of the key details we know about The Iron Claw is that White will be portraying the late, great Texas Tornado himself, Kerry Von Erich. While the Shameless vet certainly isn’t a slouch, he wasn’t at that physical level when signing on, and the process of building up his frame meant a lot of potentially regrettable meal choices on a daily basis. Speaking with Esquire, he confirmed that the engorging process ahead of filming got “gross” at times, which sounds like it would have made every other part of the preparation process that much more miserable. In his words:
