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'Pain & Gain' Star's Surprising Pre-Shoot Prep

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The stunning Bar Paly stops by the Studio to share with us her experiences appearing in the action-comedy 'Pain & Gain', including meeting co-star Mark Wahlberg for the first time, and also the rather surprising prep she had to do at the request of director Michael Bay! Plus, we ask her what real-life scenarios she thinks are worth the pain, then it's time for a little arm-wrestling! Hosted by Oliver Trevena (@olivertrevena).

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Young Hollywood

Are we actually gonna try? This is gonna be real. Yes. Okay. Let's do it. Let's do it. Remove this. Now, there's you got Yes. It Your elbows gotta stay down. Wait, can it think okay. You're taking it real seriously, all right? Okay. Here we go. Three, two, one. Oh my God. Wait, they're trying. Yes. I'm going to let her win. Wait, this is way too easy if we're going first. Okay, stand down. Now, you can go. She's definitely got some arms, I'll tell you. Thanks for stopping in.

Guest

Thank you guys for having me.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, pain and gain. Woo hoo! You are you're amazing, ain't it?

Guest

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, lovely. Lovely. Really lovely. And and it must have been fun. Quite a fun cast.

Guest

It was a fun cast. Yes. There's Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, and me. Yes. There he is. You got the wrong BMW. It's two exact BMWs. I told you to check the license plate. It was an honest mistake. So we thought it was the same car. It looked exactly the same. I can deal with his impotence. I cannot deal with your incompetence.

Young Hollywood

What was it working with Mark Wahlberg?

Guest

It's kind of funny because I'm reading lines with Mark Wahlberg and I'm trying to pretend like everything's cool, but inside I'm going, ah.

Young Hollywood

Right. Yeah, you shouldn't have done that on the outside. Glad you kept it on the inside.

Guest

I kept it on the inside, but now everybody gets to see that. Yeah, yeah. My first day on set, um, we were shooting in some very weird neighborhood, like dangerous neighborhood. In Miami, there's a few of those. Right. There's a few. Yeah, and I was wearing like a little mini skirt and I was walking on and talking on the phone. I kinda went off somewhere because I wasn't aware. And suddenly this black escalate pulls up and Mark lowers the window and he's like, hey, what are you doing here? It's dangerous here. Go back into the trailer. So that was my first encounter with him. This is what you said.

Young Hollywood

And you were working out obviously as well 'cause you you always always look amazing, but for this movie did you have to do even more?

Guest

Uh, did I I had to do even more because actually Michael asked me to gain weight for the role.

Young Hollywood

Wow.

Guest

I know that doesn't happen very often. The first two weeks were awesome. You know, you eat everything, everything's great. But then it kinda becomes force-feeding at some point. And then I also had to start lifting weights because to Right. To make it all proportional in the upper half of the body as well.

Young Hollywood

And then the chubbies you'll get used to that and then you'll just wanna keep eating.

Guest

Uh, yeah, no because I had to drink this shake that has 5,000 calories in it a day.

Young Hollywood

5,000 calories in one shake.

Guest

Yes. And it's disgusting on another level.

Young Hollywood

I don't even know how that's still liquid with 5,000 calories. It's not. It's concrete.

Guest

Yeah, basically drinking concrete. It's a rock.

Young Hollywood

We do have like a pain and gain little game that we're going to. Oh. What's worth the pain to get the gain? Okay. A dentist appointment for teeth whitening.

Guest

Yes, worth it. It's it's worth it.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Good. Wearing high heels all day. Let's see, they're quite What's the inch on them?

Guest

Totally worth it. I live in high heels. I have no idea but they're pretty high.

Young Hollywood

What it's like two three inches? I see that just I don't I really don't know how all you women do that. That's just that's that's crazy.

Guest

We have special abilities that you guys don't.

Young Hollywood

The cold feeling of a spray tan.

Guest

Worth it.

Young Hollywood

Is it?

Guest

Better than the sun.

Young Hollywood

See, that's something I've never been able to even think of doing 'cause I just I feel like it'd be sticky. It lasts for like three seconds, four seconds. Not for me. It's really worth it. The sun is not that good for you. Early morning workouts.

Guest

No.

Young Hollywood

No?

Guest

No. That was shocking. Early morning anything. Not a good thing.

Young Hollywood

Really not a morning person?

Guest

No.

Young Hollywood

What is your workouts of choice? What do you do to

Guest

I lift weights.

Young Hollywood

Is it It do now, is it really? How do you do?

Guest

I do. I do. I lift weights. Yeah, yeah. I lift weights. It's me sitting in the gym with all the boys who are lifting 200 pounds and me sitting next to them with like 5 pounds. Oh.

Young Hollywood

And they instantly lift more as you walk into the room. Quick, switch it up. Is she looking? Well, pain and gain. Congratulations.

Guest

Thank you so much. It's gonna be amazing for you. It will be and I'm very excited about this film. It's a great big times ahead. Freakin' funny movie and I'm so excited. I love it.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Bar Paly

    Star of 'Pain & Gain' and interviewee

  • Mark Wahlberg

    Co-star in 'Pain & Gain'

  • Dwayne Johnson

    Co-star in 'Pain & Gain'

  • Anthony Mackie

    Co-star in 'Pain & Gain'

  • Michael Bay

    Director of 'Pain & Gain'

  • Oliver Trevena

    Host of the interview

FAQ

Who is Bar Paly?+
Bar Paly is an actress who starred in the action-comedy 'Pain & Gain'.
What was Bar Paly's experience working with Mark Wahlberg?+
Bar Paly found it funny to read lines with Mark Wahlberg, initially pretending to be cool, and shared an anecdote about him warning her about a dangerous neighborhood on set.
Did Bar Paly have to prepare physically for 'Pain & Gain'?+
Yes, director Michael Bay asked Bar Paly to gain weight for her role, which involved eating a lot and drinking a 5,000-calorie shake daily, along with lifting weights.
Who directed the movie 'Pain & Gain'?+
The movie 'Pain & Gain' was directed by Michael Bay.
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