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Looking absolutely gorgeous on the cover of the November issue of Glamour magazine, Scarlett Johansson, one of the stars of Iron Man 2, gave a candid interview on her life in the limelight. Tired of the endless speculation about her weight loss she set the record straight. The 25-year-old actress said,

“There was this rumor mill cranking out stories that I had lost 14 pounds — I could never lose 14 pounds. I hate seeing these ridiculous articles where [tabloids] guess someone’s weight.”

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This week, Entertainment Tonight caught up with the cast of Iron Man 2 in an exclusive interview right on the movie set. Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow and many other cast members think that the next Iron Man installment is going to be a huge hit. During the interviews the cast also shed some light on their rigorous training for their roles in the movie. Robert Downey Jr had to work particularly hard because he had slimmed down for his role in the Sherlock Holmes movie and then put on 15 pounds of pure muscle for his role as Iron Man. He said he worked ’smartly and safely’ to gain the weight and it appears he’s a natural when it comes to exercise. He told ET,

“I love fitness, you know I love martial arts and choreography.”

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In Iron Man 2 the svelte Scarlett Johansson starred as the Russian spy, Black Widow.  Likewise, any good Russian spy with a name like that will definitely be donning an ultra sexy Lycra catsuit.  The 24-year-old told People Magazine that she did loads of training in order to prepare for the role and of course to fit into that catsuit!  She said,

“I kicked some major butt.  It was many, many, hours, days, and months of stunt training and strength training, but it’s fun because I had a goal. The goal was the Lycra catsuit.”

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Alanis Morissette is back on top!  After her 2006 engagement with Ryan Reynolds was called off Alanis did what most girls do during a break up; eat.  And then when Reynolds quickly moved on to Scarlett Johansson and the couple got married, that just added more salt to the wound.  Now, the 35-year-old rock star has lost approximately 20 to 25 pounds thanks to exercise and a book she came across, Eat to Live.  She explained,

“I saw this book, Eat to Live, and I thought, that’s exactly what I want to do. I wasn’t interested in some fad diet that was unsustainable.  So I opened it and flipped through and thought the weight loss is incidental. The primary focus is disease prevention.”

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Scarlett Johansson has denied the claims that she lost 14 pounds in order to prepare for her superhero role in Iron Man II. She wrote on the Huffington Post,

“Claims have been made that I’ve been on a strict workout routine regulated by co-stars, whipped into shape by trainers I’ve never met, eating sprouted grains I can’t pronounce and ultimately losing 14 pounds off my 5′3″ frame,” she writes. “Losing 14 pounds out of necessity in order to live a healthier life is a huge victory.” She continues, “I’m a petite person to begin with, so the idea of my losing this amount of weight is utter lunacy. If I were to lose 14 pounds, I’d have to part with both arms. And a foot.”

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Scarlett Johansson is currently filming Iron Man 2 along side Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke and Robert Downey Jr.  Scarlett and Gwyneth have obviously gotten chummy because now she has enlisted the help of Gwyneth’s personal assistant, Tracy Anderson, to get in shape for the role as the Black Widow.

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Christina Applegate, 36, recently underwent bilateral mastectomies for early stage breast cancer. Fortunately, the cancer was detected early with the use of MRI. The star of “Samantha Who?” had tested positive for the BRCA1 breast cancer gene, a risk marker for breast cancer, so she opted for for having both breasts removed to prevent recurrence.

Christina Applegate’s breast cancer battle highlights a growing concern for many American women. Risk Factors for developing breast cancer include: [Read more →]