Barrymore hurts leg on set

Drew Barrymore badly bruised her leg while filming ‘Whip It’.

Barrymore hurts leg on set

Drew Barrymore badly bruised her leg while filming ‘Whip It’.

The Hollywood actress – who makes her directorial debut and stars in the movie about a roller derby team – was left black and blue when a training session with Detroit Derby Girls star Racer McChasHer went wrong.

Drew explained: "We were wrestling and rolling around on the track, one of our skates and both our body weights were on my thigh. I had a bruise that was a foot long and a foot wide. My entire leg was covered."

However, the 34-year-old star has joked she didn’t mind rolling around with the professional skater.

She added: “I don’t think there’s anything hotter or more fun to do than a girl fight!”

Drew is not the only actress to suffer an injury while making the movie.

Juliette Lewis recently revealed the co-stars constantly compared their injuries on set.

She said: "Learning to skate, roller derby style, was a challenging task.

"Drew had one about eight inches long and five inches wide on the hip. I got some hip knots and a scraped chin, but thankfully no busted teeth. Bruises and scrapes are cool, busted teeth - not cool!"

‘Whip It’ is about beauty pageant entrant Bliss – played by Ellen Page - who decides to toughen up and join a roller derby league.

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