John Tucker Must Die star Jesse Metcalfe 'wasn't eating' and 'worked out three ... trends now
Jesse Metcalfe has revealed his vigorous fitness regime to prepare for 2006 film John Tucker Must Die - as a sequel to the hit film was teased.
The Desperate Housewives star, 45, who played the titular character in the teen comedy, said he 'wasn't eating' and 'working out three times a day' to get ripped for his part as the popular boy with a penchant for dating multiple students.
Speaking at the Epic Cons panel with his co-stars Sophia Bush and Arielle Kebbel on Sunday, Metcalfe said he was 'at the gym anytime that I was not on set.'
'I was working out and eating salmon every night. I was taking it pretty darn seriously.'
Metcalfe said he felt 'pressure and anxiety' about leading his first major film with his co-stars agreeing the set 'was rough in terms of body image.'
Jesse Metcalfe has revealed his vigorous fitness regime to prepare for 2006 film John Tucker Must Die - as a sequel to the hit film was teased (pictured with Sophia Bush in the film)
Speaking at the Epic Cons panel with his co-stars Sophia Bush and Arielle Kebbel on Sunday, Metcalfe said he was 'at the gym anytime that I was not on set'
He added: 'I had a complex about if I could pull off the comedy.
Referring to a memorable scene in which John wears a thong to seduce his love interest Kate, he said: 'Running around in women's underwear in front of the entire cast and about 40 extras was humbling, to say the least'
'Another one of my favorite scenes was scaling the building in a towel and dropping the towel and setting myself up on the bed.
'And the women's volleyball coach comes in and grabs me by the ear, pulls me into the hallway — amazing. That was a hilarious scene… but also one that was terrifying.
'There’s a lot of iconic scenes in John Tucker, that's for sure.'
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