'Succession' star Sarah Snook took a page out of Taylor Swift's tour prep to get ready for her next role
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- Sarah Snook says she was inspired by Taylor Swift while preparing for her theatrical role.
- Snook said she practiced her lines on a treadmill, just like Swift did while training for the Eras Tour."
- The "Succession" star also shared that being a mom to a newborn helped her stay disciplined.
Sarah Snook knows Taylor Swift's Eras Tour workout routine all too well.
In an interview with The New Yorker published Sunday, the "Succession" star spoke about how she took a page out of Swift's book when preparing for her stage role.
Snook is starring in an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" on Broadway, which is set to run until June 15. In it, she portrays all 26 characters of the novel.
"No alcohol, no caffeine. Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep. And I do my lines at pace on a treadmill, you know," Snook told The New Yorker.
When the outlet pointed out that it was similar to what Swift had done to prepare for her Eras Tour concerts, Snook confirmed that the singer had inspired her.
"I heard that and thought, 'That's a genius idea. I'm gonna do that,'" Snook said.
The actor shared that she started performing the play — which first opened on London's West End in early 2024 — when her daughter was six months old.
As intense as her schedules were, Snook says being a mom to a newborn helped her stay disciplined.
"It's valuing sleep, needing to keep nutrition up, because she's taking a lot of it from breastfeeding. Keeping myself healthy for being a new mom also kept myself healthy for doing this marathon," Snook said.
"Otherwise, it's very easy to go, 'Had a big night tonight. Yeah, I'll have a drink. Yeah, I'll have a glass of wine.' And then you're going to bed at five and sleeping until three. With a baby, you cannot do that," she added.
In an interview with Time in 2023, Swift said she started an intensive training routine six months before her first Eras Tour show.
"Every day I would run on the treadmill, singing the entire set list out loud," Swift said. "Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs."
The "Cruel Summer" singer said she also incorporated strength training and dance training into her workouts. The Eras Tour concluded in December and grossed over $2 billion in ticket sales.
A representative for Snook did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.