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‘It’s All One Giant Charade’: Steroids and Hollywood’s Drive for Super(hero)-Perfection

“Natty or Not?” Experts say there is "zero chance" Hugh Jackman didn't use steroids to achieve his shredded look in "Deadpool and Wolverine."

Robert Downey Jr. got in shape to play Tony Stark in 2008’s “Iron Man.” Chris Evans was literally ripped from the comics when he made his entrance into the MCU displaying an impressive physique in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.” In the audio message he released on X and Instagram on Wednesday, which Jackman posted with a photo of him in a bathroom taking a selfie of his bare torso, the actor thanked trainers, cooks and the makeup artists who used “some kind of oil to make my skin glisten,” for helping him achieve his physique for his latest Marvel movie. Campbell said that Jackman is likely using “fat-burning and growth-promoting agents to achieve such a hard, vascular, dry condition for that scene,” referring to that shirtless moment from the movie that sparked a heated online discussion about whether the actor is “natty” or not.

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