Kristen Stewart Talks Pole Dancing Difficulties

Being an actor isn’t always a walk-in-the-park, and Kristen Stewart can attest to that.

For the Bella Swan babe’s latest flick “Welcome to the Rileys” - where she plays a young stripper - learning to pole dance was a requirement.

At Monday night’s premiere in New York City, Stewart told press of her new experience, “I did two weeks of it….I did learn how to do it and I got bruises all over my legs. It’s hard, but it actually doesn’t look painful, but it is. It kinda beats you up.”

Of playing a troubled 17-year-old in the film out October 29, Kristen says, "This is something that any girl can relate to: if you love yourself and you respect yourself, that's the only way anybody else is going to.”

Enjoy the pictures of Kristen Stewart at the "Welcome to the Rileys" afterparty (October 18).