Image via WikipediaKim Cattrall, the British actress best known for playing 'Samantha Jones' in 'Sex and the City', was forced to gain 20 lbs in weight to play a washed up porn-star. Cattrall piled on the pounds to play 'Monica Velour' in the recently released, 'Meet Monica Velour'.Speaking to PopEater, Kim said she initially refused the producers request to gain 30lbs, saying, "They asked me to gain 30 but I didn't want to make myself sick. We made a deal saying I would gain 15 lbs before the film and 5 lbs during. But I did enjoy grabbing my stomach and feeling what that extra weight felt like". Once a "broke" theatre actress, Cattrall credits the 'Sex and the City' team for her extraordinary rise to fame, saying, "In England they aren't interested in casting me as Samantha. Across the pond they see me as an actress who plays many roles, so I am interested in continuing to work in television and I have a project with the Bbc which I am producing".
Cattrall is currently shooting the drama movie 'The Treehouse' with Jeremy Irons and Tom Sturridge. The film follows a man who enters a treacherous love quadrangle in order to win the affections of his cousin.
Despite the immense popularity of the first two 'Sex and the City' movies, Kim Cattrall insists a third movie is unlikely to be made, saying, "'I don't know if it will happen. I really, really have no idea. I love playing Samantha Jones. I would love playing Samantha Jones again, but I don't know if I will".
