Barry star Bill Hader gained over two stone while filming finale of Emmy-winning show-Robert Oliver-Entertainment – Metro

Bill Hader says he gained 25 pounds while filming the Barry finale (Picture: WireImage)

Bill Hader has revealed that he gained more than two stone while preparing to shoot the final season of his Emmy-winning TV series Barry.

The American actor and comedian, 45, stars in the series as the titular character – a reformed hitman who is aiming to become an actor in Los Angeles.

Beginning in 2018, the show’s production was severely affected by the Covid pandemic, however, with the third season delayed by almost two years.

After four seasons, the show, which also starred Happy Days legend Henry Winkler and Sarah Goldberg, came to a dramatic conclusion in 2023.

In that time, lead star Bill has confessed that age began to catch up with him during his time working on the show – in more ways than one.

‘I’m 45 and I put on weight way faster than I used to,’ he explained. ‘That’s what I really learned, that I’m suddenly 25 pounds overweight.’

Barry tells the story of a reformed hitman trying to make it as an actor (Picture: HBO)

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, he said that he’d have to change his diet to lose the weight after realising his metabolism was slowing down.

The former Saturday Night Live star admitted to being puzzled at first: ‘How the hell did that happen? I’ve learned I can’t eat sweets the way I used to.’

‘I think it was toward the end of the season that the costume designer was like, “I think you need to wear bigger clothes” – I don’t train at all!’

Barry ran for four seasons which produced eight episodes each (Picture: FilmMagic)

Superbad saw Bill star alongside Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill (Picture: Shutterstock)

Bill added that instead of properly preparing for his role in the crime drama series by exercising, he often tends to ‘eat a lot of doughnuts and stress.’

Earlier this year, the actor, who also starred in Superbad, admitted that he doesn’t like looking at himself on screen or hearing the sound of his own voice.

‘[Watching yourself is] no fun, just in general. I don’t like the way I sound. I don’t like the way I look. It’s just embarrassing,’ he told The Independent.

‘But I’ll be 45 in two months, so the weight thing is more of a health thing now. You go to a doctor and they say, “At this age and height, you should weigh this.”‘

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