She was everyone’s favorite big sister on the 90s sitcom “Full House,” but Candace Cameron Bure didn’t have such an easy time dealing with the pressures of young fame. In a recent interview with “Omg! Insider,” the actress, now 37, spoke out about her battle with bulimia. She recently wrote a memoir called Balancing it …
You’re standing in line at the grocery store unloading your groceries onto the conveyor, surrounded by glossy magazine covers. Each magazine features a Photoshopped image of an exceptionally thin model. We are surrounded by these images everyday. Critics have long worried that constant exposure to images of overly thin models gives us unrealistic expectations for …
Fans of former “Real Housewife” Bethenny Frankel were outraged on Sunday when the 43-year-old entrepreneur posted a picture of herself on Instagram wearing her 4-year-old daughter’s pajamas. “This is my daughter’s nightgown and PJ shorts,” she wrote. “Think we’re ready to start sharing clothes yet?” Frankel’s followers responded with some heated comments, mostly accusing her …
Reality TV star and founder of the Skinnygirl brand, Bethany Frankel is now in the best shape of her life – despite the challenges of her personal life and a demanding new talk show. Frankel, 43, recently spoke with Health magazine about her career, her daughter Bryn and how her mission in life is simple: …
Carrie Paechter of Goldsmiths College in London is worried about girls who attend private school. According to Paechter, there’s just too much pressure on them to be perfect–pressure to get high grades, dress well, become successful after college and, of course, be fashionably thin. The stress of it all, says Paechter, is leading to a …
Kathleen Rea was a dancer who was 5’6″ and 105 pounds. But that wasn’t thin enough, says Rea, who is speaking out against industry pressure to be thin in her new book, The Healing Dance. Too fat to perform? Rea was a ballet dancer with the National Ballet of Canada and suffered with bulimia for …
Ashley Hamilton, star in the box-office hit “Iron Man 3,” has gone public about his former struggles with eating disorders. Hamiton, the 38-year-old son of film and television actor George Hamilton, told PEOPLE that his problems can be traced all the way back to his teen years. And even after battling drug and alcohol addiction …
Already-thin Anne Hathaway lost a shocking 25 pounds for her role as Fantine in the upcoming film, “Les Misérables,” mostly thanks to an unhealthy crash diet. Her sudden weight drop has caused a stir in the tabloids, but the actress is sick of talking about it because she is afraid it’ll promote unhealthy dieting in …
Former cricket player and now boxer Andrew Flintoff admits that, despite his athletic achievements, he hasn’t always been healthy. In a documentary to be aired next week, Flintoff opens up for the first time about his eating disorder–one that included persistent bouts of purging. The 34-year-old says his struggles stemmed from a self-consciousness about his …
After Angelina Jolie showed up looking fairly skinny at the 2014 BAFTA awards ceremony in London, many people have expressed concern about her frail appearance. The actress, 38, was dressed in a slim-cut tuxedo suit that seemed to accentuate her slender legs and frame. “Everyone is talking about how great Angelina Jolie looks, but to …
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