Get the Bod: Toni Collette

FitSugar — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:30:07 PST

At this year's Golden Globes, Toni Collette received a statue to match her dress for her work in the Showtime series United States of Tara. Although some people questioned her victory, I was stoked. I've loved Toni since seeing her way back when in Muriel's Wedding, a role that she gained 40 pounds for.

I'm not going to lie - when I first saw Toni at the Golden Globes, I was a bit concerned. Her collar bones looked really prominent, and I was worried that she might be too skinny. Not so! After looking at old pics of Toni, it seems that regardless of her weight, Toni's trapezius muscles have always looked tight. If you check out the rest of Toni's body, she's looking fit and healthy. I wonder if she knows that the simple action of relaxing her shoulders will help this - something I Iearned in Pilates.

To hear about Toni's diet and fitness regimen,

Since my first experiences watching Toni were in Muriel's Wedding, I didn't realize then that she's one fit mama who normally keeps a pretty svelte frame. The star has always been big into exercising.

"It doesn't feel like punishment, but feels like it's good for me, and I actually enjoy it. So I've kind of made it more of a part of my everyday life and I eat really well. I work out, do cardio, like 45 minutes a day, and I have a trainer."

It's a good thing Toni loves exercising since Muriel's Wedding wasn't the only character she put on weight for. For her role opposite Cameron Diaz in the film In Her Shoes, Toni put on 24 pounds, which she then had to lose during filming. Given her love of Pilates, it wasn't too hard, and Toni admits that it's always been easy for her to lose weight. (Lucky gal!) Besides Pilates, she also loves Gyrotonic because it "holds me together and keeps me stronger."

When it comes to diet, the star keeps pretty silent except to say that she eats healthy. For times when she has needed to lose weight, Toni relies on a diet of no wheat, dairy, or white sugar and having protein shakes for dinner. Though not confirmed, it's rumored that the star follows a macrobiotic diet, which means she's sticking to all-natural whole foods. Talk about great discipline!

Movie Night: Wedding Mania

BuzzSugar — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:40:44 PDT

In the spirit of wedding season, this week's Movie Night features some great wedding-themed movies to get you in a nuptially mood.

Muriel's Wedding
Check out Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths in some of their most endearing roles ever, playing friends Muriel and Rhoda. Muriel has spent her days listening to ABBA and dreaming about the perfect wedding - despite never having been on a date. Her luck changes, however, when she and Rhoda leave their quiet Australian town and meet David (Daniel Lapaine), a handsome South African looking for Australian citizenship. I cannot stress enough how delightfully refreshing Toni Collette is in this role.

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My Best Friend's Wedding
This movie is kind of ridiculous, but there are moments when I feel genuine love for it. Most notably, when Rupert Everett leads everyone in a sing-along of "Say A Little Prayer." But I digress. This movie follows Julianne (Julia Roberts), a food critic whose best friend George (Dermot Mulroney) is about to marry a young, vivacious blond (Cameron Diaz, in a part that was simply made for her). Faced with George's pending nuptials Julianne realizes she has more-than-just-best-friends feelings for him and does her best to passive-aggressively sabotage the relationship.

Best Man
This romantic comedy is chock-full of very attractive people, like Taye Diggs. Diggs plays Harper, a writer awaiting the upcoming publication of his first novel which is a thinly veiled account of his own past. The book includes details about certain indiscretions that occurred between himself and his friend Lance's (Morris Chestnut) bride-to-be. Harper hopes Lance won't find out about the contents of his book before the wedding, but an ex-almost-flame who has access to an early copy of the book might pose a problem for him - especially since she still has feelings for Harper. Lessons about friendship, love and forgiveness abound.

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