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Mia Farrow: I considered eating Easter eggs before starting fast

Actress opted for salad and vegetables instead

Mia Farrow will only drink water during her fast

Mia Farrow thought about scoffing chocolate before starting her 21-day hunger strike on Monday.

But the actress, who is protesting to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, changed her mind at the last minute.

‘I thought I had better not do the Easter eggs and ease into it, so I went for salad and vegetables,’ says Mia.

‘I woke up feeling refreshed.’

Mia, 64, who is a goodwill ambassador for Unicef, has gained 9lbs on the advice of medical specialists.

‘I've learned that up to three weeks I can fast, not to say that things can go wrong,’ she tells Fox News.

‘Beyond three weeks, you run the risk of real irrevocable organ damage. I would not exceed three weeks. I would be pleased if I can fast that long, but I'm not very fat, so my doctors were doubtful that I could exceed two weeks given my body mass.’

Alison Adey