Ciccio Manassero Loses 8 Kilograms in a Short Time for a Character

Kapanlagi.com - Ciccio Manassero undergoes a total physical transformation to portray the character Tony in the film Rumah Singgah. To deeply understand his role as a cancer patient, the actor is willing to lose weight, shedding 8 kilograms in just one month.

According to Ciccio, the character Tony is one that he has long wanted to play because it is very different from the characters he usually portrays.

"Honestly, the character Tony in 'Rumah Singgah' is a role that I really want to play. Because it’s different from me usually. Usually, I either play a bad boy, a cool guy, or someone who cheats. But Tony is very different; he is mischievous, humorous, and is also currently a cancer patient," said Ciccio Manassero when met in the Senayan area on Friday (17/7/2026).

1. Completely Shave Hair

Ciccio Manassero wearing a blue shirt © instagram.com/ciomanassero

Not only did he lose weight, but Ciccio was also willing to completely shave his hair to make his appearance more in line with the character he portrayed.

"I lost up to 8 kilos in a month and also shaved my head. That's one of the characters I've wanted to play for a long time and thank God it was achieved in this film 'Rumah Singgah'," he continued.

2. Follow a Strict Diet and Exercise Every Day

Ciccio Manassero sports © instagram.com/ciomanassero

Ciccio then shared the methods he used to achieve his desired weight. For a month, he stopped weight training and followed a stricter diet by avoiding sugar and rice.

In addition to maintaining his food intake, he also exercised regularly every day, focusing on burning fat rather than building muscle.

"What I did was just eat healthy outside, no sugar, no rice. Besides eating healthy, I walk on the treadmill every day at an incline of 14 for half an hour. Then from there, I might play tennis or soccer, go boxing, which doesn’t pump muscles but burns fat and muscle instead," he explained.

3. Drastic Physical Changes

Ciccio Manassero wearing a t-shirt © instagram.com/ciomanassero

The physical changes made Ciccio's body look much thinner. In fact, his mother was shocked to see his condition after the weight loss process.

"He got really skinny. My mom even once saw me, I was watching Muay Thai, and I have these Muay Thai shorts, I wore the short Muay Thai shorts, and then my mom saw my thighs and immediately said, 'Oh, your legs look so pitiful like a chicken' like that," he reminisced.

4. Weight Starting to Return to Normal

Ciccio Manassero wears a white suit © instagram.com/ciomanassero

After the shooting process for Rumah Singgah was completed, Ciccio admitted that his weight started to return to normal. However, he hadn't had the chance to fully resume his exercise routine because he was still busy with the shooting schedule.

"It's okay, okay. I'm not bulking that much, just gaining weight because I've been shooting for 40 days and haven't had the opportunity to really exercise," concluded Ciccio.

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