Denzel Washington was delighted when movie bosses ordered him to fatten up for his latest movie role - because he thoroughly enjoyed stuffing his face with junk food.

The actor appears in The Taking of Pelham 123, alongside John Travolta, playing an overweight character - and the slim star had to gain a staggering 40 pounds.

He says, "Getting there was such fun. Milkshakes, hamburgers... middle ofthe night a little Haagen Daz. Anything I wanted just eat, eat, eat."

The American Gangster star returned to his toned physique after shooting the film, but admits his wife quite enjoyed his fuller figure.

He says, "She was OK with it, I think every wife wants their husband to be plump and fatten them up. She doesn't eat, she cooks all this food for me, but she doesn't it eat."

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