Kim Cattrall on Gaining 20 Lbs. for Adult Film Role

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Poor Kim Cattrall is in kind of a type-casting slump following her Samantha Jones days on "Sex and the City." Here Cattrall is dishing on her latest project as a has-been porn star...here's why she loved "letting it all hang out."

Toward the middle of the six-season run "Sex and the City" enjoyed, we saw Kim Cattrall in her fittest bod ever. The 54-year-old actress has maintained her look following her Samantha Jones days, but her latest role demanded she bare her famous lovin' shape...plus 20 pounds.

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That's how much Kim Cattrall gained to star in "Meet Monica Velour," a film about a washed-up porn star living in Detroit. Why did Kim Cattrall find Motor City to be the perfect spot for packing on the poundage? "There are lots of great bars in Detroit," Cattrall says, "so I ate and drank for about six weeks."

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While I'm working hard to get into my best shape ever before summer, wouldn't it be kind of nice to have to gain some weight for work? Cattrall says a gig like that definitely has its perks. "It was actually kind of a relief," she admitted. "It was like getting rid of the Barbie doll and throwing it out and starting again."

The "starting again," right...that's always the hard part. Get more Cattrall behind the blue links.

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