Viola Davis Shares Her Hilarious Diet Story On 'The Tonight Show'

Let’s talk about Viola Davis and her candid moments on The Tonight Show. You know how dieting can sometimes feel like climbing a mountain? Well, Viola Davis shared her experience with just that. During a recent episode, she opened up about a diet suggestion from her makeup artist for the movie Widows. The idea was to "cleanse" her body, but it turned out to be more challenging than she anticipated. After just two days, Viola admitted she was becoming an angry person, which isn’t exactly the vibe anyone is looking for when trying to improve their health.

What Was This Diet All About?

Now, you might be wondering what this cleanse involved. Viola described it as a diet where you could eat, but you couldn’t chew or suck. That’s right, folks. You had to sip your food. She explained, “So we had to sip all of our food because sucking and chewing was considered an act of aggression.” It was all about living in forgiveness, she said. Viola was initially excited about the idea of releasing her anger, but it didn’t quite work out that way. She was all in for the concept but found it harder to implement than expected.

Viola Davis and Her Husband’s Reaction

Viola’s husband, Julius Tennon, wasn’t exactly on board with her new meal plan. When she told him about it, he thought she’d lost her mind. She recounted his reaction with a laugh, saying, “My husband was like, ‘Why the hell would you want to do something like that, V? I ain’t never seen you miss a meal. I don’t know how the hell you’re going to do something like that?’” It’s clear that Julius knows his wife well and wasn’t surprised by her quick exit from the diet.

The Breaking Point

Despite her initial enthusiasm, Viola hit her breaking point sooner than expected. It happened when her niece called her at the wrong time. She was relaxing in the jacuzzi one day when the phone rang. Viola joked, “I was like, why the hell are you doing that?” Her patience was thin, and her niece’s call pushed her over the edge. She realized she couldn’t continue with the cleanse and decided to call it quits after just two days. She told Jimmy Fallon, “We had to do it for 28 days. I lasted for two.”

After throwing in the towel, Viola went straight for the juiciest burger she could find in her house and made a quick stop at McDonald’s. She wasn’t about to miss out on her favorite comfort foods. And since the diet forbade alcohol, Viola decided to break that rule too. She confessed, “