Ashley Greene Claims She Shaped Up For "New Moon" By Not Eating

November 24, 2009 5:59 a.m. EST

Naperville, IL (CNS) - Ashley Greene is taking some heat for a recent comment she made in regards to getting in shape for her role in "New Moon."

When asked by Us Weekly how she got in shape for the role, she replied, "It was really easy. We were working 12 hours a day, so it didn't leave too much time to eat."

Her publicist, who was on hand with her while she attended the Magnificent Mile Festival of Lights event in Naperville, Illinois, gave her a slight nudge, but the actress didn't seem to notice her word choice.

She went on to say that when she did eat, she chose "really healthy stuff, which was nice."

The actress also went on to say that the cast trained extensively for the sequel, stating, "We had a personal trainer and then we also had fight training. It was a good four hours a day of training."

Greene, 22, returned to the "Twilight" series to play the role of Alice Cullen in "New Moon."