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Paris Hilton
The irony of Paris’ situation is that she now resembles her old friend Mary-Kate Olsen. The pair fell out after Paris started dating MK’s ex-boyfriend, Greek shipping billionaire Stavros Niarchos days after he finished with MK who had her own public battle with an eating disorder. The friend continued: “Paris looks like Mary-Kate…just before she went into rehab. Her parents are desperate to get her into a clinic.” Before she totally disappears…
Paula Abdul
Singer and dancer , famous for her daring necklines and skin-tight dresses, has a secret weapon for keeping her figure sexy and trim. She employs a highly priced "food cop" to patrol her kitchen.
Top Hollywood nutritionist Yolanda Berman keeps a strict eye on what 36-year-old Abdul keeps in her pantry, cupboards and fridge. Abdul once thought nothing of sitting down to wolf down a whole cake, a bag of biscuits and a tub of ice cream. Then she would retreat to the bathroom and purge herself of the food. She had to overcome the eating disorder bulimia, whose sufferers binge and purge, by checking into a clinic in 1994. Abdul was once also an exercise junkie, trying to burn off the extra kilojoules she had taken in by over-indulging in food. "I used to be a fanatic," she says. "I used to exercise four or five times a day. "Now it's different. I don't exercise too much for the wrong reasons. Three times a week I'll do some cardiovascular or aerobic activity.
Peta Wilson
Actress and model Peta Wilson (La Femme Nikita) suffered from an eating disorder. She developed her eating disorder because of her parents' divorce and the pressure of modeling. Peta decided to take off to Europe and pursue a modeling career. She worked as a model for several years and suffered from an eating disorder; she soon grew tired of modeling and decided to try her hand at acting.
Portia de Rossi
In 2010, Portia discussed her eating disorder to Oprah while promoting her new book "Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain." The book itself chronicled her struggles with food. "It was very cathartic for me to write," she said. "It was very difficult for me to write. There were a lot of tears shed on that keyboard." One of de Rossi's lowest moments was weighing in at 82 pounds because of a 300-calorie-per-day intake.
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Princess Diana of Wales
Princess Diana struggled with an eating disorder and also admitted that she used to self-harm herself. The following is an extract of an interview of Princess Diana about her battle with bulimia - "I had bulimia for a number of years. And that's like a secret disease. You inflict it upon yourself because your self-esteem is at a low ebb, and you don't think you're worthy or valuable. You fill your stomach up four or five times a day - some do it more - and it gives you a feeling of comfort. It's like having a pair of arms around you, but it's temporarily, temporary. Then you're disgusted at the bloatedness of your stomach, and then you bring it all up again. And it's a repetitive pattern, which is very destructive to yourself." Diana also admitted in a television interview that she intentionally cut her arms and legs and had thrown herself down a flight of stairs on more than one occasion. |