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Did the Shiela Character Wear Padding?

posted 15 years ago by TraceyOffuttRN
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Does anyone know if the Shiela character wore padding (a fat suit) for the first part of the movie? She was obviously supposed to be significantly smaller in the last part of the movie (although still not tiny), and as I re-watched the movie tonight and saw the way they made her body look when she was heavier, I thought it looked like they padded her for the "fat scenes." Anyone know? Also, her face just looked way too thin for her body to have been that large earlier in the movie, although I guess some people have thin faces even when their bodies are larger.

Either way, she's beautiful. I kept thinking, "What a beautiful woman, no matter what her weight."

[–] asia-13 15 years ago

yes, jill scott is waay smaller than that.

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[–] LadyLovie 15 years ago

I was'nt sure until the end of the movie. but I knew jill is'nt even built that way. they did a good job on that,very convincing.

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[–] whusup90201 8 years ago

When she was wearing that tent thing in bed she went out and shopped for you could see she was not wearing padding

[–] AntJ313 15 years ago

TraceyOffuttRN,

No. Jill Scott lost over 50 lbs. while they were filming the movie...

[–] TerryThomasPhotos 14 years ago

Not true.

Please see my other posting.

Terry Thomas
Character Actor
www.imdb.com/name/nm1669504
www.TerryThomasPhotos.com

[–] priestly-nichols 11 years ago

The other poster was being facetious... (s)he knew that the actress didn't lose 50 pounds over the course of filming...

[–] crazlynn1 14 years ago

She did indeed wear padding...she spoke about in an interview
http://aalbc.com/reviews/jill_scott.htm

[–] TerryThomasPhotos 14 years ago

Yes she did. I know because I am in the burger joint scene with Ms. Scott and Mr. Rucker.

I am the bearded white guy at the next table wearing a grey sweater.
click:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2638649600/tt0906108

We shot the scene in Tyler Perry's old studio on Krog Street in Atlanta. The burger joint set was actually the makeup room redressed to look like a restaurant. It was a hot June night in 2006 and the small room was full of actors, lights and crew. The room was not air conditioned and Miss Scott was wearing layers of foam rubber to make her character look about 40 pounds heavier. Due to the foam rubber the poor thing was roasting due to her trapped body heat. Between takes I did the best I could to fan her with the prop menu. When I think back about that night I'm still amazed there were no fans brought in to cool the room.

Both Ms. Scott and Mr. Rucker were dripping with sweat yet when watching the movie one can not see any.

BTW, I played the role of a TV studio union stagehand in "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?" and I have also been in "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" TV show. Any time Mr. Perry's casting people need a bearded older fat white guy they call me! LOL!!

Thanks for asking.

Terry Thomas
Character Actor and Film Unit Stills Photographer
Atlanta, Georgia USA
www.imdb.com/name/nm1669504
www.TerryThomasPhotos.com

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