Did Cillian Murphy put on weight for Peaky Blinders?

Cillian admitted he had to gain a substantial amount of muscle for his Peaky Blinders character. He previously told RadioTimes Magazine: "I'm not a very physically imposing person. So I have to eat a lot of protein and lift a lot of weights and do all that stuff.
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Why does Cillian Murphy look different in Peaky Blinders?

The actor looks almost unrecognisable on set. Murphy can be see wearing a charcoal grey suit with high-waisted pants in pictures published by the Daily Mail. He was also sporting a new hair cut for the role, which was quite different from his classic Peaky Blinders trim.
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How much does Cillian Murphy weight?

Cillian Murphy Height 5 ft 9 in or (175 cm tall) and Weight 70 Kg or 154 lbs.
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What disease does Thomas Shelby have?

Tommy was diagnosed with terminal tuberculoma earlier in the season, and in light of this, he tied up all loose ends with his family, naming his illegitimate son as his successor.
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Why did Cillian Murphy quit Peaky Blinders?

"I actually chose to leave Peaky Blinders because I wanted to explore new avenues, and new characters and new stories." The London-born actor, who has taken a lead role in ITV's The Ipcress File, has turned down many gang-related roles in the past few years.
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What is Tommy Shelby's accent?

Tommy Shelby, Cillian Murphy

The actor, famous for his roles in Inception and 28 Days Later was born in Douglas, an Irish suburb in Cork, but he masterfully manages to switch his Irish accent into Tommy Shelby's Birmingham lilt.
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What caused Tommy's seizures?

Tommy was told the hallucinations, seizures and weakness he had been suffering from was not caused by a gypsy curse as he had previously thought. The doctor informed him the symptoms were of a tuberculoma, a growth caused by the same bacteria as tuberculosis.
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What is Tommy Shelby dying of?

In last week's episode, despite his best attempts to avoid talking to his physician, Tommy (played by Cillian Murphy) received the devastating news that he is dying of tuberculoma. Dr Holford revealed that blood tests had revealed tuberculoma at the base of his skull.
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Is Thomas Shelby mentally ill?

Cillian Murphy himself has made it clear that Thomas Shelby's mental illness is PTSD. “I think that it's pretty obvious [Tommy is] experiencing the war over again,” Murphy told Metro. “It has such a profound effect on him.
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What is Tommy Shelby's haircut called?

Thomas Shelby's texturised crop is short on the back and sides of the head with a slightly longer length on top. Ask the barber: Ask for a "crop" but indicate you would like to have the fringe sweeping to the right or left and short around the back and sides with extra length left on top.
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How did Cillian Murphy get in shape for Peaky Blinders?

He told this week's Radio Times: 'I'm not a very physically imposing person. So I have to eat a lot of protein and lift a lot of weights and do all that stuff. So that takes a while, which I hate. '
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How do I get a body like Cillian Murphy?

Murphy gave up to be vegetarian because he didn't want to be a “skinny Irish fella”.
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Here's Cillian Murphy's back and biceps routine:
  1. Hex Bar Deadlift (3 sets, 12 reps)
  2. Wide Push-Ups (4 sets, 25 reps)
  3. Cable Rows (3 sets, 10 reps)
  4. Chin-Ups (4 sets, 10 reps)
  5. Wide Lat Pulldowns (3 sets, 12 reps)
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Are Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy friends?

With a returning cast including Helen McCrory and Annabelle Wallis, Peaky Blinders will also welcome new addition, Murphy's good friend and Inception co-star Tom Hardy.
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What does clap mean in Peaky Blinders?

Thomas stops Kimber from raping Grace by telling him that "she has the clap but then later explains the disease as Syphilis. The "clap" is gonorrhea not syphilis.
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How much of Peaky Blinders is true?

Created by Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders is technically based on a true story but has also been heavily fictionalized for dramatic purposes. The BBC-Netflix crime drama focuses primarily on the Shelby family, a gang of outlaws who infiltrate high society in 1920s Birmingham, England.
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Is Peaky Blinders a true story?

Peaky Blinders, now a hit television programme, may be a fictional story of the Birmingham underworld but it is based on the very real existence of a gang by the same name based in the Midlands in the late nineteenth century.
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What happens to the body during a seizure?

During a seizure, there is a sudden intense burst of electricity that disrupts how the brain usually works. This activity can happen on one small part of the brain and last for just a couple of seconds, or it can spread right across the brain and keep going for many minutes.
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How many seizures can you have in a day?

Seizures can also vary in frequency, from less than one per year to several per day. One seizure does not signify epilepsy (up to 10% of people worldwide have one seizure during their lifetime). Epilepsy is defined as having two or more unprovoked seizures.
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What does a seizure feel like?

Some seizures cause the body to jerk and shake (a "fit"), while others cause problems like loss of awareness or unusual sensations. They typically pass in a few seconds or minutes. Seizures can occur when you're awake or asleep. Sometimes they can be triggered by something, such as feeling very tired.
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Are Peaky Blinders Irish or English?

Peaky Blinders is a British crime drama television series created by Steven Knight. Set in Birmingham, England, it follows the exploits of the Peaky Blinders crime gang in the direct aftermath of the First World War.
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What is Alfie Solomons accent?

Alfie Solomons, Peaky Blinders, 2014

And this is reflected in Hardy's accent, which sounds a bit like he got drunk, broke his jaw and stuffed marshmallows into his mouth to numb the pain. He's almost certainly a cockney, but perhaps he's got a Welsh grandparent or something.
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