Kirsten Dunst 'sat in bed and ate' to prepare for 'Fargo' role

Kirsten Dunst prepared for her role in Fargo by eating pizza and watching Friday Night Lights.

The actress revealed to Jimmy Kimmel what it was like to gain weight for her role.

"Well, listen, I was in Calgary and it was cold. And so I ordered in a lot of pizza, a lot of Thai, like grilled cheese…I just had different cheeses and breads together," she said. "And now I'm like, 'Yeah! I gained weight for this role,' but really I just sat in my bed, watched Friday Night Lights and ate. That's what I did."

Kimmel noted that Dunst's husband, Jesse Plemons, who plays her on-screen husband in Fargo, also stared in Friday Night Lights.

Thanks to her inside source, Dunst revealed that she learned exclusive gossip about the cast.

“I learned real juice. Like who was dating who, shocking couples. Like I can't even say. It would be so fun to gossip about it but we can't!" she teased.

The actress didn't hide her enthusiasm about her Fargo role and admitted she hasn't been as excited about some of her other past work. "It's nice to promote something and not have to lie about it," she said.

Dunst plays beautician on the series. Fargo premiered on October 12 on FX.