Hilary Swank is "recovering" following a minor operation to remove a "small, benign growth." The 34-year-old actress visited a hospital and was forced to undergo the procedure after experiencing some "discomfort," but is now back at home.

Hilary Swank is set to gain 30 lbs for her next movie role. The actress - who lost a huge amount of weight to star in 2004 movie "Million Dollar Baby," a role for which she won an Oscar - will pile on the pounds to appear in the movie adaptation of Mireille Guiliano's best-selling book "French Women Don't Get Fat."

Hilary Swank wanted to be an astronaut when she was a child.