Posted by Adam

Tuesday March 23, 2010

COURTENEY Cox-Arquette refused to diet before stripping off on TV.

The actress — who plays maneater Jules Cobb in US drama Cougar Town — didn’t mind shooting semi-nude scenes for the show but admits she doesn’t have the “discipline” to lose weight.

“I avoided salt the night before but no, I’m not that disciplined,” she confessed. “I can’t be — I’m too hungry all the time. I just had to suck it in a little tighter! I was OK flashing some flesh. I think it’s great that the show portrays the reality of what it’s like to be in your 40s. It’s a great time of life.”

While she refuses to diet, the 45-year-old star — who has a five-year-old daughter Coco with husband David Arquette – ensures she exercises regularly as she no longer finds it easy to stay slim since quitting smoking.

“Well, first of all, I never exercised during Friends — I just smoked loads of cigarettes,” she said. “Now I eat and exercise, and you know, do everything I can… I just try a lot harder than I used to.”

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