He’s famed for his hulking, muscular physique, but Dave Bautista has stunned fans after slimming down for his new role.
The professional wrestler turned actor has lost four stone while preparing for his starring role as a veteran assassin in latest film The Killer’s Game.
Bautista’s new look was evident during a red carpet appearance at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of The Last Showgirl on September 6.
‘I’m getting super trimmed, this is probably the lightest I’ve been since I was 19 years old,’ he told YouTuber Chris Van Vliet.
Bautista, 55, began his weight loss journey after filming M. Night Shyamalan thriller Knock At The Cabin in 2022, and admits he is lighter now than he was during his early wrestling days, when he competed under the name Deacon Batista.
‘The heaviest I’ve ever been is 370lbs (26st). When I started Deacon, I was about 325lbs (23st),’ he said.
‘Throughout most of my wrestling career I was about 290lbs (21st). Now I’m about 240lbs (17st).
‘And I went a year and a half ago for Knock at the Cabin, I went 315lbs (23st). And that’s when the nightmare started.’
