Hollywood actress Lily Collins (36) revealed that confessing her past battle with an eating disorder was not an easy process and said she is still working on her recovery.
Recently, Lily Collins posted a long message on her social media account in observance of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, offering encouragement to those who have experienced the same pain she did.
She wrote alongside a still from the Netflix film To the Bone, in which she played a character with anorexia, I, too, as someone who suffered from an eating disorder, have always led efforts to raise awareness and understanding of this illness so that no one suffers in silence with shame.
She added, The face of recovery looks different for everyone and is often a long process. But through charities and films like To the Bone, I learned I am not alone by connecting with people who had similar experiences.
Especially, Lily Collins said, Pulling my history of an eating disorder out into the open was one of the scariest and most nerve-racking things in my life, but also one of the most rewarding experiences, and she emphasized, Every time I share my story, if it helps even one person walking the path of recovery, that alone is worth it, leaving readers moved.
According to past interviews, Lily Collins's eating disorder stemmed in her teenage years from an obsession with having 'control' in high school life and relationships and an obsession with the 'perfect body' created by the media.
During the seemingly endless struggle, the decisive turning point that led her to seek help was a strong desire to start a family. She recalled, As I got older I realized perfection does not exist, and because I wanted to have children someday my priorities changed, and I faced the reality that I could not have children in such a sick state.
Her strong will to recover eventually paid off. Riding a peak supported by major hits such as Emily in Paris, she became the mother she had dreamed of when she welcomed her first daughter, Tove Jane, last year via a surrogate with her husband, film director Charlie McDowell (42).
She appeared in films beyond the Emily in Paris series such as Snow White, Love, Rosie, Stuck in Love and Okja, and has been called the modern-day Audrey Hepburn for her similar looks.
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