Megan Fox Reveals She Wore 18-Inch Corset in New Flick
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The real buzz behind action-thriller Jonah Hex (out June 18) doesn't involve the stylized shootouts: It involves Megan Fox's waistline.
In the DC Comics adaptation, Fox, 24 -- who plays the gun-wielding prostitute Lilah -- is forced to wear a very tight-fitting corset.
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Just how constricting was the costume (which raised eyebrows last year after early film stills hit the web)?
"It's small," she tells MTV News. "We got it down to 18 inches. But in the action scenes, we loosened it up, because everyone was afraid I was going to pass out."
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Her midsection ached even went she removed the corset.
"At the end of the day when we would take it off, it would leave these deep grooves, these deep indents from the boning in the corset," Fox says. "I'd have it for the whole next day. The next 24 hours I'd be imprinted with the corset. It hurts your ribs!"
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By the end of the movie, she says the costume corsets "were all falling apart ... I beat them to hell."
Still, she says she'd slip into a corset again if the right role called for it. See the top 10 action babes.
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"I do think there's a place for corsets," says Fox. "I think they should come back. They should make a reappearance. I enjoy them, but maybe I'm sick."
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26I forgot to mention that something else which made corsets of those days damaging to a woman's health is back then, they used actual animal bones for the boning, which forces the woman's shape. These days, we have much more flexible materials, like plastic, which is what most boning is made out of. It's sturdy, but also works with the woman's shape, not against it.
Firstly, corsets are not damaging to your health whatsoever if you practice corset training (slowly and gradually working your waist to become accustomed to the confines of a corset). Secondly, this is period piece. If you want to make costumes true to the period, know what styles were common. In this case, corsets were common. I agree that it wasn't smart of them to try and make her squeeze into an 18-inch when she is unaccustomed to it, but she did agree to it. People are capable of making decisions for themselves. Thirdly, self-image issues can't be constantly blamed on the entertainment industry. At some point a girl needs to learn from her family members and friends that she is beautiful and she can own it or dismiss it. I hate it when girls, especially girls that are very physically attractive and at a healthy BMI insist they aren't attractive whatsoever.
Megan Fox is a small girl, only 5'4 with a 22 inch waist (according to IMDB). A properly laced corset will take 2 to 4 inches off your waistline the very first time you put one on, not over time. Seriously, compare the picture above with photos of real tight-lacing and there really is no comparison.
She was so uncomfortable because waist training should be a gradual process. It's done over a period of months or years, not just for a movie. As for corsets being the same a burkas, I don't see gangs roving the streets whipping women who aren't wearing them with car antennas. Stupid comparison.
Just shut up, who cares what size she is. This does nothing to help overweight people with issues. She just makes body image worse for women.
Moron alert! MF is a dumba$$
Moron alert! MF is a dumba$$!
Yeah, sexy . . .and also one of the main reasons so many women died in childbirth back in the day.
Ok Girls let Us all join in a nation "PUKE".... first off Megan Fox is a Ding Bat. Who the hell cares and second if she wants to cut off her ability to breath thats her problem!!!
Corsets are coming back, they are definitely the new trend. I have found corsets/girdles at an online store called BEZZITOS. They make your waist look thinner and some of them even help you reduce fat in your mid-section. When I wear mine you cant even see it underneath my clothing! :)
Corsets are coming back, they are definitely the new trend. I have found corsets/girdles at an online store called BEZZITOS. They make your waist look thinner and some of them even help you reduce fat in your mid-section. When I wear mine you cant even see it underneath my clothing! :)
She probably thinks she's another Scarlett O'Hara or something whacko like that!
corsets are anything but sexy! they give you a tiny waist, but a big belly! nobody wants that and our modern clothes dont go with it anyway. also they damage your organs and degenerate your muscles - very sexy indeed! they are the overcome, western version of burkas, which are also bad for your health.
Oh please corsets when your making a period piece are nothing new look at Joanne Woodward in Mr & Mrs Bridge because it was set during world war II she had to wear a corset granted her waistline didn't get as small as Megans of course she was also 2 1/2 megans age when she filmed that and was nominated for her fourth and final best actress oscar something for which Ms Fox will never have the Luxury of being nominated for Megan could learn a thing or two about grace and tact from somebody like Joanne but she'd be too dumb and self centered to take a hint
Corsets are sexy. I'm seeking to learn how to make them from scratch. :)
Wow, I can't believe how little people seem to know about corsets. Jonah Hex is an adaptation of a graphic novel that takes place in the 19th century -- a time where corsets were a common undergarment for women to wear. I don't think the studios are trying to make Megan Fox look even thinner than she already is; I think they made a choice to maintain the reality of the time period and it was normal for women to train their waists to smaller than a realistic 24 inches. For the person that commented that Megan Fox needs to know that corsets can cause internal damage, I don't think we should bash an actress that was just told to wear something for the role. Perhaps we should just be glad that the feminist revolution occurred so that us females are no longer required to wear such health-damaging devices in order to please men, lol. Kim's comment made me laugh. There are women who still wear corsets to train their waists to be even smaller. A woman can begin with a 24 inch waist and work her way to an 18 inch waist with corsets. Megan Fox most likely has a 24 inch waist and had to work her way into an 18-inch corset. Look up Cathie Jung. I would never wish for anything smaller than my own 24 inch waist, but this would give you an idea of how corset training works. And if there are teenage girls that think they need to do this to be thinner, don't do it! Look in the mirror and just accept that you're beautiful as you are. There's a reason why corsets are no longer fashionable ... they're bad for your health just like drugs and cigarettes!
why would ANYONE care about ANYTHING this wh0re has to say?
I'm a young woman and i can admit she is extremely hot!!
geez! It's a corset, who cares? It's not even like they sell the old time ones anymore, anyway. Besides if these teenage girls out here are dumb enough to believe they need an 18 inch waist that she only had FOR THE MOVIE, they have way bigger issues than self esteem. They have intelligence issues.
Ouch... I for one like corsets, but there is no way I can get to 18 in, I'm already like 24 in