What happened to Mark Wahlberg’s once-amazing body?

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These are photos of Mark Wahlberg on the LA set of The Fighter. You may remember hearing about this movie last year, around July and August, because photos of Christian Bale, looking very, very thin and drawn and crackhead-esque, were circulating widely. I think they’re doing some reshoots, maybe? Otherwise, this project has been filming for something like nine months. Anyway, we actually heard mostly about Bale and the physical transformation he was undergoing to play boxer-turned-trainer-turned-crackhead Dicky Eklund. But it looks like Mark Wahlberg, who is playing “Irish” Micky Ward, Eklund’s half-brother, also went through his own physical transformation. I call this transformation, “The Gerard Butler”. I actually got a little nauseous when the cameras caught the light glistening off Mark’s moobs.

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Now, does Mark look terrible? No. It’s just that the formative image I have of him is the Calvin Klein stuff more than a decade ago, when his abs were his calling card. Critical acclaim, an Oscar nomination and four babies later, Mark has puffed out to the point where I did a double take when I came across these photos. But seriously, he doesn’t look terrible. Some people still like him. And hopefully he’ll get back into shape when the movie is over? Maybe?

He still has a cute butt, though.

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Mark on March 15, 2010 in LA. Credit: Andrew Shawaf, PacificCoastNews.com.

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  1. dee says:

    I still like Marky Mark, with or without his sixpack.
    I always wonder how much celebs pay those guys to stand there and hold an umbrella over them…in the sun.

  2. Dawn says:

    Time has not been kind to Mr. Wahlberg body.

  3. Dorothy says:

    Well he isn’t a spring chicken anymore! I think he looks fine but you right about that one boobie shot!

  4. ien says:

    i still think he looks hot
    he looks normal.
    plus, i think this is for the movie

  5. LolaBella says:

    He’s dedicated to the authenticity of his character by bulking up for the movie – just like Christian Bale did.

    @Kaiser: Guess what? Mark is still hands down sexier than your Boyfriend Gerry Butler! Yeah,I said it. 😉

  6. Snarf says:

    Age and gravity. (And a lack of those injections that started it all in the first place)

  7. Kimberly says:

    I’d still hit that , it’s Mark freakin’ Wahlberg .

  8. Kaiser says:

    LolaBella – Leave Gerry out of it!!!

    No, I get it. When Gerry lets himself go, he really lets himself go. Mark still looks relatively fit, just not as stacked as he once was.

  9. crab says:

    Wouldn’t kick him out of my bed!

  10. DoMaJoReMc says:

    @ LolaBella:

    OH NO YOU DIDN’T! But, I agree with you. I liked Gerard Butler until I heard the stories about him being a dog.

    I don’t believe Wahlberg is a player, and he seems like a real family man. That is an endearing quality in any guy. IMO

  11. lucy2 says:

    Well, he is getting close to 40, I think. It happens.
    Though it still sucks for him to be scrutinized that way, it is a nice change from tabloids pointing at the slightest bit of tummy on an actress and screaming pregnancy.

  12. Lala11_7 says:

    I just LOVE how Mark has developed as an actor…and he’s intense…so that will make up for a bit of “pot belly”…ANYDAY!!!

  13. bellaluna says:

    He’ll get a different role and slim down again. They all do. It’s their business to look the part for the role, whatever it may be.

    Let us not bash the Butler this early in the morning. I need coffee before I can coherently defend my crush. (I’m on the west coast.)

  14. ashley says:

    where’s the funky bunch?

  15. Kevin says:

    That bag of Cheetos in his hand explains a lot. Ax Brit! She will tell ya bout dem Cheetos! It’s very hard to maintain that extremely lean look he had going on. Wife and kids probably eat up the time he had for crunches and nutrition. I like how he has matured (career wise). Never would have guessed it from his early years.

  16. weeble says:

    Ashley — right around his midsection…

  17. angela white says:

    whats wrong with average? i sleep with it every nite…as do the majority of folks in this world.

  18. Bodhi says:

    I think still is hot as hell. He looks more like a normal guy now. Either way, yes please!!

  19. Ricci says:

    He is still yummy!

  20. Peach says:

    I actually like a little belly on my men. It makes them soft and comfortable to cuddle into.
    That’s right. I’m a chubby chaser. And while Mark looked FINE AS THE SUN before, I bet this way he’s way more cuddly.

  21. bellaluna says:

    Peach, you are too cute! I like to look at hard bodies, but I like a little softness on a man. That’s right, my inner male is showing!

  22. Tia C says:

    Agreed on the butt! But to answer the question raised in the headline, it’s called being married with children. That is the death knell for sexy.

  23. Stephie says:

    That close-up of his gut is just mean. I still love him.

  24. Linda says:

    Geez – give the guy a break!! This is as bad as men complaining about women who aren’t stick thin!!

  25. Dawn says:

    Who am I kidding? I’ll still him let hit it!

  26. Aviatrix says:

    It’s totally fine with me. My husband of six years is still fit, but quite as cut as he once was. No big deal. I’d rather him play daddy to our two year old than spend the time he used to on his body. A great dad is sooo much hotter than a six pack. Go Mark!

  27. SolitaryAngel says:

    Yes, let us not bash the Butler yet today…and as for Mark, I’d turn him every which way but loose! He’ll tone up again, and part of loving someone is understanding that they may not always look their best. He’s a good dad and I love that about him.

  28. Bodhi says:

    I think he “pudged up” for the movie. I’m sure he’ll be ripped again soon.

    My husband & I have been married for about a year & 1/2 & we’ve both “pudged-up” a little bit, but who cares? (Well, I kind of do. Ha!) Its what happens when you’re happy

  29. juiceinla says:

    Sure he looks doughy, but guys like this (who were solid in their teens and 20’s), can drop the dough and sex-pack it up in about 10 days…

    Of course we can’t accurately say how far off the pace he is without a proper comparison, if only you would have also posted a vintage Marky Mark/calvin Kline pic – for research purposes of course.

  30. bellaluna says:

    He loves his wife, loves his kids, and nothing is sexier than that.

  31. moody says:

    no need for speed i’m anti

  32. Dingles says:

    My husband’s body looks like that. I find nothing sexier than the “muscled but cuddly” look, and lemme tell you ladies, a body like that can make your toes curl. 0=)

  33. Ash says:

    they’re not man boobs you ass! the definition goes up the middle of them both, they’re clearly still pecs. Any opportunity to have a bitch at a celebrity and you jump right on it

  34. RHONYC says:

    f-a-t-h-e-r-h-o-o-d

  35. frank says:

    He stopped his steroids is all. Do you really think he built his previous body with just hard work and diet?

  36. Ann says:

    HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    YUCK

  37. r says:

    come on people, why do you care so much? plus, if you really just look into it, he HAD to pack on the extra weight to film the parts of the movie where his character takes a 3 yr hiatus from boxing. he’s simply adjusting his body to fit the scenario of the character. ugh.