Mischa Barton is hoping that the old adage of the camera adding 10 pounds is so true.
While most actresses are used to slimming down for television roles, or resorting to plastic surgery to look younger and perkier, Barton is struggling with the exact opposite: gaining weight.
And that’s not the half of it, reports The Daily Express. The producers of Barton’s new series need her to add some meat to her bones … on a show where she’ll be playing a model.
“Mischa has the part on condition she does not lose weight,” says a source close to the production. “They want her to put some weight on if she can.”
In A Beautiful Life, Barton will play Sonja, a veteran of the catwalk who struggles to remain on top at the ripe old age of 23. Sonja is one of many models who live in a co-ed Manhattan loft.
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