Henry Cavill: “I was Fat Cavill at school”

Henry Cavill has admitted that he used to struggle with his weight as a teenager. The British actor, who is set to take on the role of Superman in this summer's forthcoming superhero flick Man Of Steel, confessed that he was overweight as a child. Speaking to Details, he said: "I was fat... I was Fat Cavill." Cavill admitted that he "bawled on the phone to [his] mum four times a day" at boarding school and became an "easy target", but explained that he began to shed the pounds when he was cast in The Count of Monte Cristo, joking: "I lost one and a half stone, and I wasn't Fat Cavill anymore." Cavill also opened up about his intense training regime for Man Of Steel, admitting that he had now relaxed his punishing schedule: "I'm not eating 5,000 calories a day anymore." He added: "I will say I was a lot bigger as Superman. A lot bigger. I'm not saying how much. It's modesty about the weight - I've always been worried about my weight - but I also don't want to invite that debate: Henry weighs this, so he's the perfect Superman. Or, Henry doesn't weigh this, and therefore he's not believable in the role." The 30-year-old actor also praised his parents in the interview, revealing that they taught him to "believe" in himself. Man of Steel is due to hit cinemas on 14 June. SOURCE: DETAILS