Emily Blunt covers the September issue of Elle UK, out August 4. In the interview, apparently done before her quiet wedding to John Krasinski, she talks about her revenge diet, working with Matt Damon, being airbrushed and getting married. Elle's press release follows, scroll down for cover photo.
Probably her most high-profile role to date, Blunt plays a dancer opposite Matt Damon. 'I had to learn to do ballet for the role, which was terrifying - you can't really get away with half-assing it,' she says. 'There's something very exposing about dancing in front of people. It's like asking someone to look you in the eye and sing without any sense of irony. It's that embarrassing. She takes a long, indulgent drag of her ('dangerously delicious') Dr Funk. 'This is my weekend of revenge on the diet I've had to be on for the re-shoots,' she says. 'Last night I had steamed pork buns that made me want to weep. I feel like I'm just emerging from a food coma.' Damon, she adds, derived immense glee from not being the one having to do all of the rigorous bodywork for a film. 'After Bourne and Invictus, he was like, "Just for once, I don't have to go to the gym, so I'm going to eat burgers in front of you and you're going to have to deal with it.'"