As Ali Larter told us last year when she landed the role of Angela on Landman, “I’m not sure how much I can tell you, but she is a lot!” Fast-forward to filming for Season 2 and Larter’s two-word description could not be more spot-on. As the 49-year-old actress shared on social media today, it’s also not a character that goes without a little prep—especially when donning a bikini.
“For all my ladies out there that work hard to be their best everyday. Let’s hear how you do it? I had to shoot a bikini scene for my show last week. Playing a character that is so comfortable in her body drives me,” shared Larter in the Instagram post, complete with a red-hot bathing suit. “So here’s how I prep and what I eat for a day on set. Bed by 11pm and I take magnesium and gaba, wake at 5:30am. Celery juice and coffee and hit the gym by 6. I do a 30 minute intervals run and 10 minutes of core. Shower, dunk my face in ice water, slather with oil cause of my spray tan. Leave for work at 7am. Go through the works and blend out my tan. Another coffee, lemon water, eggs and Turkey bacon. Put on Angela’s diamond cross which is my suit of armor for this woman. 10 minutes of deep breathing to break down the BS I tell myself and redirect my energy to a calm, confident, and creative state while I look over my material. And then go walk the walk! Let me know how you build your self up to look and feel your best. Xo.”
While the Larter makes staying in shape look easy, as she exclusively shared with us in November, it’s anything but.
“It wasn’t easy! It was hard because I was also living in the mountains, eating a lot of fondue,” she said. “Cutting that out was not easy. Running is key for me. I run three days a week, like four or five miles and then I do strength training for the other two or three days. I do 30- or 45-minute heavy weights. Those two things really helped me click it into gear. But it’s not just exercise; it was also definitely my diet. I got really clean with it. It was a lot of protein, eggs, chicken, salads, steaks, a lot of cottage cheese and a lot of Quest Bars. I definitely allowed myself that vodka martini on the weekends and I enjoyed it, but I really cut back on the wine and the sugar. That was all gone. I kept the diet simple and ate a lot of the same things each day, which also really helped. Not switching it up all the time kept it simple.”
