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Timothee Chalamet reveals the feature he was told would prevent him from succeeding in Hollywood


He's one of the biggest stars in Hollywood at the moment after starring in two hit Dune films and the blockbuster prequel Wonka.

Timothée Chalamet, 28, revealed to Apple Music's Zane Lowe that Hollywood insiders said he wouldn't make it in the industry unless he gained weight early in his career; seen in 2019 at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills 'If I auditioned for The Maze Runner or Divergent, things of that variety that were popping when I was coming up, the feedback was always, "Oh, you don’t have the right body," he recalled; pictured film Marty Supreme on October 9 in NYC But instead of hitting the gym daily and turning to nutritionists and personal trainers — and potentially even steroids — the aspiring actor decided to focus on the kinds of projects that most intrigued him, which didn't require such an intense physical transformation.

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