Tag — Anorexia

Lacy Schwimmer has been a dancer on Dancing with the Stars for three seasons now and no one every realized that during this whole time she has been struggling with an eating disorder. Last week, she spoke with Maria Menounos from Access Hollywood and explained that in the upcoming issue of InTouch magazine she talks about her illness and the photos of her in the magazine from when she was too thin. In reference to the photo of her in pajamas she said, [Read more →]

The twin sisters Monica and Gabriella are The Cheeky Girls, a Euro pop duo singing cheeky little songs that you’ve probably heard in the dance club.  In 2002 when they got their first hit single they were normal healthy girls who studied ballet when young and were studying to become lawyers.  But the pressures of being in the spotlight, together with their record company Telstar going bankrupt, caused them to get depressed and drop heaps of weight.  They went to extremes when it came to both diet and exercise.  They were eating only 500 calories a day, exercising excessively and taking laxatives in preparation for concerts.  Monica explained,

“We’d always loved running, it helped us relax,” says Monica, “but it became more of a quick fix to make us feel better. We ran for longer periods, maybe an hour instead of 30 minutes, twice a day.”

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America’s Next Top Model contestant, London Levi, spoke with E! Online about her experiences on the show and her surprising weight gain while filming.  Most girls on the show lose weight as the weeks go by as they struggle to stay in the competition but London actually gained 15 pounds.  She explained,

“When I went to the competition, I was recovering from an eating disorder, so my self-confidence was already kind of shaky because of my experience with my problem beforehand.  And, I’m pretty sure it did show in my photo shoots.”

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Amy Winehouse has spent the majority of the past six months in St Lucia and for awhile everyone thought she was doing better with her battle with anorexia, drugs and alcohol.  But after her awkward performance and fall on stage last week at the St Lucia jazz festival people are beginning to wonder.  Meanwhile, over this six month time period, Amy’s family has been filming a documentary called ‘Saving Amy.’  Amy’s father said,

“I’m worried when I get a phone call from her or her security, because I don’t know what bad news I may get. But when I don’t hear from her, I’m worried as well.”

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Last month we reported that Tori Spelling was settling into motherhood and successfully dealing with the pressure to be thin in Hollywood. She seemed to be on the right track.  But now, the tabloids are starting to buzz because she looks exceptionally thin.  In the upcoming issue of Star Magazine, they reported that Tori Spelling has dropped under 100 pounds due to the stresses caused by her mother Candy Spelling writing the book called, Stories from Candyland.

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