Zac Efron revealed he suffered a ‘pretty bad depression’ because of his Baywatch body

Zac Efron has revealed he fell into a deep depression while training for his 2017 film, Baywatch. 

The 34-year-old, who looked absolutely ripped in the film, said in a new interview this week that he was training so hard and taking diuretics that he became depressed. 

Zac also said he started to suffer from Insomnia and felt ‘burned out’ due to the intense training and filming schedule.

‘It’s just not attainable’: Zac Efron has revealed he fell into a deep depression while training for his 2017 film, Baywatch (pictured filming the movie)

He told Men’s Health: ‘That Baywatch look, I don’t know if that’s really attainable.’

‘There’s just too little water in the skin. Like, it’s fake; it looks CGI’d.’

Zac said he took Lasix, a diuretic, to help achieve his ripped look in the film which eventually took a toll on his mental health. 

Tough time: The 34-year-old, who looked absolutely ripped in the film, said in a new interview this week that he was training so hard and taking diuretics that he became depressed’ (pictured in May)

Candid:  Zac said he took Lasix, a diuretic, to help achieve his ripped look in the film which eventually took a toll. Pictured in a promotional image for the film

He added: ‘I started to develop insomnia and I fell into a pretty bad depression, for a long time. Something about that experience burned me out.’ 

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‘I had a really hard time recentering. Ultimately they chalked it up to taking way too many diuretics for way too long, and it messed something up.’ 

Zac stars on the cover of Men’s Health and shows off his ripped physique, but says he’s happier now with a higher percentage of body fat. 

Zac previously told the publication in 2020 that he skipped carbs to shed the weight for Baywatch. 

‘When I shot Baywatch, I didn’t have a carb for, like, six months,’ he said.

‘I almost lost my mind. You need this. I still can’t get over how this diet of carbs and low protein is the exact opposite of any trainer has ever taught me.’

According to Healthline, Zac worked out with the help of a personal trainer and did a series of grueling workouts to get into tip top shape for Baywatch.

Shredding: Zac previously said in 2020 that he skipped carbs to shed the weight for Baywatch

‘Efron’s Baywatch movie training program involved an ever-changing approach, involving full-body workouts, two-day splits, three-day splits, power training, strength training, stability and balance training, lifeguard training, hiking, biking, obstacle course training, and more,’ his trainer Patrick Murphy said.

‘Simply put, he ended up shredded.’

Zac was the center of plastic surgery rumors last year, but the hunky actor has revealed all in the October 2022 issue of Men’s Health magazine.

He told the monthly that it was as a result of shattering his jaw and slamming his chin into the granite that totally transformed his face.

The High School Musical star also claimed to not know that he was a huge talking point on social media and had in fact gone viral for his different-looking jaw, until his mother called to ask if he had gone under the knife.

This story appears in the October 2022 issue of Men’s Health. 

Clearing it up: The 34-year-old hunky actor is featured on the cover of the October 2022 issue of Men’s Health magazine and said he prefers having a higher percentage of fat on him

Causing a stir: Zac was the center of plastic surgery rumors last year when he appeared on the Earth Day! The Musical Facebook video with a more prominent square chin and jawline

Causing a stir: In April 2021, Efron got everyone talking when he appeared on the Earth Day! The Musical Facebook video with a more prominent square chin and jawline (pictured left, and right before his injury in 2013)