Laila Elwi heads to Paris to loose weight

Published March 12th, 2005 - 11:46 GMT

Prominent Egyptian actress Laila Elwi is scheduled to head to Paris in the upcoming few days to undergo medical tests in addition to loosing 10 kilos, after she began noticing a significant weight gain. The actress stressed that she intends loosing the weight in order to look better and more attractive, reported the UAE based daily, Al Bayan.

 

People who attended the premier screening of the new film “Inta Umri” (You are my Life), starring Muna Shalabi, Nelly Kareem and Hani Salama, were shocked when Laila broke down and began crying affected by the events in the film. The film tells a humanistic story of combining cruelty and kindness at the same time.

 

Laila has expressed her deep appreciation of the film and considered it one of the best ones she has seen in a very long time. she added that she considers the film a strong comeback of powerful and serious films, which Egyptian cinema has been lacking for some time, and made it a point to congratulate all the leading actors for their great work.

 

Recently, Laila has announced that she will not take part in any television work until her drama “Bint Min Shubra” is screened on Egyptian local and satellite television. Despite the fact that the actress had given her initial acceptance to star in the new drama “Maraya”, she insisted that she cannot start shooting the scenes until “Bint Min Shubra” is aired placing the director and the entire cast in a very tight spot.