8 Celebrities Who Battled Eating Disorders

1.    Actress Lucy Hale, 23, the well known face from “Pretty Little Liars” once told Cosmopolitan that she used to have an eating disorder. In the magazine she said that she had never talked about this openly, but she would go days without eating. At times she used to eat some fruits and then go to the gym for three to four hours.

2.    In a women’s conference in California, Lady Gaga revealed that her voice was saved by overcoming bulimia. She purged so often that her vocal cords were eaten away by the acid. A skinny little ballerina is what she wanted to be but she was a voluptuous little Italian girl. The dinner table always had the meatballs and when she used to ask her father that why was she always given this food and her father used to reply “Eat your spaghetti”. According to her, “dieting wars” need to be stopped by the girls.

3.    Jessica Alba
Once actress Jessica told a magazine that she had an eating disorder like many other girls and she was very obsessed with it. She freaked out when she went from a girl’s body to woman’s body, especially with natural fats in places. Jessica says that she became so obsessed with exercise, that she lost a lot of weight and dropped to 100 pounds. Jessica now maintains a much healthier lifestyle as a mother.

4.    Mary-Kate Olsen
Well know for her performance as Michelle on “Full House”, actress, Mary-Kate Olsen entered treatment for eating disorder in 2004. A vey courageous yet precautionary decision has been taken by her which would help her to be healthy.

5.    Nicole Richie
After lot of discussion with her father, Lionel Richie in 2006, Nicole Richie decided to undergo treatment for her low weight. Nicole told magazines that her complete focus was on her health and that she was taking all help that is needed to achieve this. However, she was also aware that this is not something which can be achieved in few days; instead it requires hard work and dedication for a longer period of time.

6.    Ashlee Simpson
When Ashlee was 11 years old and was taking ballet classes, she had a minor eating disorder. Ashlee was about 5 feet and 2 inches tall and her weight was only 70 pounds. This was the time when her parents stepped in and made her eat. They made sure that she eats well and gets a good and healthy diet which provides all the nutrition that she requires on a daily basis.

7.    Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Telling about her eating disorder to a magazine, Jamie-Lynn says that it was hard for her to recognize herself. Her reality was so warped that she was not able to let go of her habit in spite of knowing that she had a problem and she needed to get better. She says that several requests from her family members to have a piece of cake used to go all in vein.

8.    Karen Carpenter
The death of singer, Karen Carpenter at the age of 32, who was one half of the music group, The Carpenters was attributed to anorexia. It is said that because of what happened to Karen, celebrities like Princess Diana and Tracey Gold decided to go public with their eating disorders.

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