Jennifer Lopez is the ‘thinnest’ she has ever been in new movie 'Kiss of the Spider Woman': 'I’m in fighting shape'

Jennifer Lopez revealed that she was the fittest she has ever been after undergoing strict training for her upcoming movie ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman.’ The Hollywood star said she was in “fighting shape” following rehearsals and filming for the movie in May 2024.

During her interview on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark,’ the fan-favorite performer shared her experience while working on the project. “I just finished a movie called Kiss of the Spider Woman, where it was all singing and dancing, which was equal parts exhilarating and exhausting as well,” she said on the show at the time.

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“Now, I’m ready to go. I’m the thinnest I’ve ever been. I’m in fighting shape right now,” JLo explained. “It’s moving your body, constantly moving your body, it’s traveling, it’s doing two hours of exertion every night,” she added.

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“It’s a time when I get, like, in a really good kind of healthy shape,” Jennifer said. The singer previously talked about her workout routine and how “important” it is for her to maintain a healthy lifestyle, as she is constantly starting new projects. 

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Filmed during a difficult time, Lopez found the role of Ingrid Luna to be both challenging and deeply restorative. “It was hard not to think about stuff, but it was like the best and the worst of times in a way,” she admitted during a CBS Sunday Morning interview. “Because it was every moment on set and every moment I was doing this role, I was so happy. And then back home, it was not great.”

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She described the movie as a project the world needs right now. “I think it's necessary because the world is in a place where there's a lot of hate... there's a demonization of like the Latino community, of the queer community,” she said. “And I think, you know, we need to remind each other that love is the answer, not hate.”

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Having finalized her divorce from Ben Affleck in January, the experience of portraying a character imagined by a prisoner in Argentina offered Lopez a kind of escape and a path forward. “It helped me grow in a way that I needed to grow, become more self-aware,” she shared. “I'm a different person now than I was last year.”