Megan Fox Puts on Weight for Transformers 2

Multiple sources are reporting that Megan Fox was asked to gain (yes, I said gain) weight for Transformers 2 (at least 10 pounds). Naturally, there is some speculation as to why she was asked to gain weight. I have heard the theory that director Michael Bay likes bigger girls, but this seems ridiculous—even if Fox gained 10 pounds, she would still border on anorexic. Although, she did say (at people.com) that Bay “doesn’t like skinny girls,” giving this theory some credence.

Mostly, the weight gain is attributed to the fact that Fox just finished shooting the Diablo Cody penned Jennifer’s Body, where she lost some weight and—she says—she got “scrawny.” And, I suppose, in order to play a high-school-cheerleader-turned-serial-killer you might lose some weight. Doesn’t everyone know that cheerleader serial killers don’t have a lot of time to eat healthy between all the rigorous cheerleading workouts and the dismemberment?

Remember when Carrie Fisher was told to lose ten pounds before shooting Star Wars? I suppose actresses are still regularly asked to lose weight, but there are still quite a few actresses that probably need to be tied up and have Crisco forced down their throats. (I’m looking at you Olsen twins.)