Ever wonder about Taylor Lautner’s craziest fan encounter? Turns out the National Guard had to step in! The Breaking Dawn actor recently talked to Parade.com about saying farewell to the Twilight franchise, why he couldn’t wait to call it a wrap on his final shirtless scene, dealing with rumors on the web, and more!
Here are some highlights:
On suffering for those abs…
“I had people bringing me food and shoving it in my face, saying ‘Eat Taylor!’ They sort of had to force me. Then I had to get my butt in the gym and that’s difficult because we were filming 12- to 15-hour days. I can definitely say that after my last shirtless scene, as soon as I wrapped, it was a huge celebration. I went out and had desert for the first time in a while, and I took few days off of the gym.”
On the encounter with fans that he’ll never forget…
“Kristen and I were doing interviews in a hotel in Brazil and all of a sudden our security barges in and locks the door. We’re like, ‘What’s going on?’ And they said, ‘Remain calm, but about 2,000 girls just broke through the hotel lobby and they’re on their way up the stairs to get to this room.’ Then they went, ‘But it’s OK because we have the National Guard on their way.’ And the National Guard actually did show up and everything was fine.”
On trying to get away from Internet gossip…
“It’s tough because sometimes you’ll just be on the web and things pop up or you get emailed something from a friend. It is definitely impossible to avoid stuff about me sometimes, but it’s pretty important to try. It’s very rare that things are true about yourself that are on the Internet. It’s just sad sometimes. So you definitely try and stay away from it as much as possible.”
On his tearful Twilight goodbye….
“In my last scene in Breaking Dawn, Bella has just died and I run outside and crumple to the ground and just lose it. I’m bawling. That was my last scene of Twilight ever and I definitely had some extra motivation.”
Be sure to visit Parade.com for the full interview:
http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/2011/11/taylor-lautner-breaking-dawn.html
