Clooney depressed about weight gain

14/02/2006 - 08:18:43
Actor George Clooney is depressed he managed to pile on so much weight so quickly for his role as CIA operative Bob Barnes in Syriana.

The 44-year-old grew a beard for the role and packed on 35 pounds (15.8 kilograms) for the political thriller, which has won him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

He says: "I put it on so quickly, I was anxious to get it off.

"The depressing thing was that I could put on 35 pounds in 30 days."