Toni Braxton gained almost 8 kg for movie role
Los Angeles Jan 29 (IANS) Singer-turned-actress Toni Braxton has revealed she gained 7.7 kg for her role in "Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story".
Braxton 50 plays Antoinette Tuff who persuaded a would-be gunman to not open fire on children in a suburban Atlanta elementary school in the TV movie.
She says she had to transform her appearance in order to appear in the role reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Recalling her own family s reaction to the production Braxton said: "They were shocked. It was a heavy role. I gained 17 lbs (7.7 kg) for it I gained five back over the holiday... what do you call it when I... I spray-tanned?
"I spray-tanned my body to make my skin a little darker - that s the aesthetics I did for the role."
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