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Vivica A. Fox ‘Went Down’ More Than 5 Sizes During Kill Bill Prep: ‘I Thought We Were Training for the Damn Olympics’

Vivica A. Fox said she 'went down' more than five sizes during the six months she spent training for her fight scenes for the 2003 movie 'Kill Bill: Volume 1' during an appearance on the YouTube channel Cocoa Butter.

During an interview with the Cocoa Butter YouTube channel, published on Jan. 22, the 60-year-old actress reminisced about some of her notable movie roles — including 1996's Set It Off and 2001's Two Can Play That Game. She also opened up about one of her most iconic roles, starring as Vernita Green in the martial arts action film Kill Bill: Volume 1(2003) and its sequel (2004), both written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Fox said preparing to step into the shoes of elite assassin Vernita, also known as Copperhead, required months of rigorous training — especially as she did nearly all of her own stunts — which led her to lose quite a bit of weight.

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