Perry, 39, cried upon seeing the drama premiere, Bloom said, adding that “she was really moved” as she “knew what it took.” At one point during filming and coming home to his family, Bloom recalled thinking he would die.

For those unversed, he and Perry share a daughter, Daisy Dove, whom they welcomed in 2020. Bloom is also a father to Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland, whom he shares with ex-wife Miranda Kerr. “She was there throughout, with the kids and stuff,” a proud Bloom said of the singer.

Catriona Balfe, known for Outlander, who stars as Bloom’s on-screen wife and trainer, agreed with him, saying, “You can do stuff like that when you’re on your own; it’s one thing about being single,” but with a family involved, the task sure becomes more difficult.

The actress remarked the English actor’s face was “gaunt” before they began filming. “The transformation was shocking…I was like, ‘You look like a raisin,’” she added. John Turturro, who also stars in the production alongside Balfe and Bloom, quipped that the latter only put him through the challenge for money.

The Severance star himself is quite experienced when it comes to adapting weight for a role. He notably put on weight for his 1994 film Quiz Show and lost it for 1997’s The Truce. The former part, he said, made him sick.

Balfe, meanwhile, shared that she’s never put her health at risk for an acting gig. The Cut, featuring a screenplay by Justin Bell and a story by Mark Lane, currently has no distributor or release date.