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Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Alexandra Del Rosario

Kumail Nanjiani already had a complicated relationship with food. 'Eternals' didn't help

Kumail Nanjiani has shed more light about his time on Marvel's "Eternals." This time, he's reflecting on how the action movie negatively affected his body image and eating habits.

Days after fellow actors Brendan Fraser and Jennifer Lawrence spoke up about losing weight for previous roles, the "Welcome to Chippendales" star said "'Eternals' brought a lot of those issues up to the surface."

Nanjiani told NPR's "Fresh Air" on Thursday that he always associated food with "guilt or regret," even before starring in the 2021 action film as Kingo.

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