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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Chelsea Ritschel

Robert Pattinson talks about ‘potato cleanse’ and other harmful diets: ‘You don’t realise how insidious it is until it’s too late’

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Robert Pattinson has spoken candidly about the “insidious” body standards men face and the ways these expectations can manifest in “extraordinarily addictive” fad diets.

The Batman star, 36, opened up about the expectations placed on men to look a certain way during an interview with ES Magazine, where he revealed that he has tried “every fad you can think of, except consistency,” and once ate “nothing but potatoes for two weeks”.

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