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Alyson Stoner Checked Into Rehab Following The Pressure She Put Herself Under For 'The Hunger Games' Audition

Alyson Stoner Checked Into Rehab Following The Pressure She Put Herself Under For 'The Hunger Games' Audition

Alyson Stoner is opening up about her audition for The Hunger Games.

The 28-year-old actress and singer went out for the 2011 flick and the role of Katniss Everdeen, and revealed that she stressed so much that she went to rehab over it.

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In a recent interview with Access Hollywood, Alyson opened up about the pressure she put on herself in hopes of landing the role, which ultimately went to Jennifer Lawrence.

“I am not sure I have ever shared this explicitly, but I was auditioning for the Hunger Games for the lead role, Katniss,” she recalled. “I was so committed to the audition process that I underwent very intense physical training, and I was on a very restrictive diet.”

Alyson added that her “hair is starting to fall out, my skin is sallow, and I’m medically underweight. I feel obsessive about these behaviors, and I really need help. So I checked myself into rehab.”

She said of her decision that she “chose to recover, and I am so fortunate I had access to the support. That’s not the case for many people.”

“When I first arrived for inpatient, some of my projects, the DVDs were on the shelf, and I had that moment of ‘Is it ok if I ask them to not play those while I’m here?’ and wondering, ‘Am I allowed to advocate for myself that way?’” Alyson went on. “Because typically I am here for everyone’s entertainment, but right now I really need privacy and to be authentic.”

Just this week, more cast additions for The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, were announced.

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