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How Claire Holt Faced Her Fears in 47 Meters Down

How Claire Holt Faced Her Fears in 47 Meters Down

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Actress Claire Holt stops by the YH Studio to fill us in on her harrowing experience filming the suspense thriller '47 Meters Down' alongside Mandy Moore and some very hungry-looking sharks! She explains why she wanted to do the movie and the intense physical preparation that went into it, plus she reveals her favorite workout spot in L.A.!

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Young Hollywood

Hey guys, it is Audrey in the Young Hollywood studio joined by the beautiful Claire Holt.

Claire Holt

Hello.

Young Hollywood

Hello. Hello. Who am I waving? I don't know. Welcome back.

Claire Holt

Thanks. It's nice to see you. I'm so happy to be here.

Young Hollywood

I I watched the trailer for this movie that you have 47 meters down right, uh, which is 156 feet in case anybody wants to anybody anyone

Claire Holt

Yes.

Young Hollywood

Anyone any of you Americans who don't understand the metric system. I went and converted it for you 156 feet down. It's pretty deep. Huh?

Claire Holt

It is and it looks pretty terrifying. Kind of speaks to my worst fears.

Young Hollywood

Yes. It does be honest here. Yeah, um,

Claire Holt

Mine too. Oh, okay. It was actually really terrifying to shoot and um, one of the reasons I responded so quickly to the script and and really wanted to do this project because it is I'm terrified of sharks and the idea of running out of air is just such a disastrous prospects that I wanted to challenge myself and do something that I would genuinely be afraid of.

Young Hollywood

And now you've combined the two.

Claire Holt

Now, I've combined the two and it was a it was a really rough shooting experience, but I think we came out with something really cool.

Young Hollywood

So what was the hardest part about this cuz you're in there with Mandy Moore.

Claire Holt

Yes. So Mandy and I had never um, been diving before this film so we had to learn everything about it and and spend so many hours underwater in uh, whilst we were shooting it. So it was it was really tough to to understand everything that there is to know about diving and you know the bends and oxygen and nitrogen and it's much more complicated than you would think. So but it was it it was a great. I mean team building experience. I don't know that I could have done it with anyone else when you're trapped underwater with someone you want to be someone you like. So yes it was really I was very lucky uh with that.

Young Hollywood

This is amazing. It kind of takes your breath away. Oh my God. You take a picture of me. Sorry. Sorry. We would like to come back up now. I'm bringing you back up. You seem to be in a lot of projects where you have to get very physical.

Claire Holt

I have to take physical roles cuz I'm so lazy in my real life. I won't do it. I need someone to make me do it.

Young Hollywood

You can't look like that and be lazy. We actually heard that one of you like to work out at the playground in LA.

Claire Holt

Oh, I love it. My favorite place.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Yes. What please tell me I when I think of a playground I think of like slides and playground and children and a carousel.

Claire Holt

It's a dance studio. Okay, I like to dance that mostly privately, but yeah dance uh that Kenny Wormald open. You may know him from Footloose. He's a lovely guy and Robin Antin from the Pussycat Dolls and they open this studio, um, and I love to go and they do this one class. It's called a Groove class, which is no choreography and you just follow all these amazing dances up the front and pretend you're in a Beyonce film clip. So that's my Jam So that's my Jam. Oh, yeah. So that's my jam little Yes. I just have to not look in the mirror cuz I do not look like her in a Beyonce film clip.

Young Hollywood

You just got to feel it. Are you like a middle row dancer or like a like, I know sometimes when I'm feeling good. I've had a glass of wine before. I'll etch my way up. But uh, mostly I'm stuck at the back.

Claire Holt

Yeah, me too.

Young Hollywood

I'll see you in the back corner. Okay, great. Perfect. Awesome. So happy that you survived.

Claire Holt

Thank you. Me too.

Young Hollywood

And made it here to talk about it. I'll see you in the back corner at the playground.

Claire Holt

I'll see you there. Can't wait. Sound good.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Claire Holt

    Actress discussing her role in '47 Meters Down'

  • Mandy Moore

    Co-star in '47 Meters Down'

  • Kenny Wormald

    Opened The Playground dance studio

  • Robin Antin

    Opened The Playground dance studio, from The Pussycat Dolls

  • Beyonce

    Inspiration for dancing at Groove class

FAQ

What movie is Claire Holt discussing?+
Claire Holt is discussing her role in the suspense thriller '47 Meters Down'.
Who was Claire Holt's co-star in '47 Meters Down'?+
Claire Holt's co-star in '47 Meters Down' was Mandy Moore.
What fears did Claire Holt face while filming '47 Meters Down'?+
Claire Holt faced her fears of sharks and running out of air while filming '47 Meters Down'.
Where does Claire Holt like to work out in Los Angeles?+
Claire Holt likes to work out at The Playground, a dance studio in Los Angeles.
Who opened The Playground dance studio?+
The Playground dance studio was opened by Kenny Wormald and Robin Antin.
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