Gerard Butler's weight watcher

Gerard Butler had a chaperone to stop him eating cake.

The 'Law Abiding Citizen' actor's co-star Jamie Foxx took great pleasure in mocking the Scottish hunk as he struggled to stay in shape ahead of filming a nude scene for the movie.

Jamie said: "He was followed around by a trainer for most of the film. And his main job was to stop him from eating cupcakes. I understand; he had to do his whole thing for the ladies, which is great. But that nude scene is when we men go to the concession stand."

Jamie loved getting the chance to work with Gerard in the film because he had previously appeared in one of 'The Soloist' actor's favourite films, '300'.

Jamie added to the Scotsman website: "'300' was my movie. I'd go around saying the lines. Gerard probably thought I was stalking him because I had his DVD playing in my trailer the whole time. A lot of times you choose projects just because of the script, or the money or the opportunity to build those memories."

18 November 2009, 08:00am