Emma Thompson Slams Body-Shaming In Hollywood; 8 Celebrities Who Have Opened Up About Eating Disorders

Celebrities are often criticized for how their bodies look, and actress Emma Thompson is speaking out against the body-shaming that often goes on.

While appearing on Swedish talk show “Skavlan,” Thompson, who recently returned to movie screens as Mrs. Potts in Disney’s widely successful live-action “Beauty and the Beast” remake, revealed that the industry tends to lead to some actresses “never eating,” and she also admitted she once stood up for a co-star who was told to lose weight.

“There was a wonderful actress in a film I did called ‘Brideshead Revisted,’ and the producer said to her, ‘Would you lose some weight?’ And she was exquisite,” she said. “If you speak to her about this again on any level I will leave this picture. You are never to do that.”

“...The anorexia, there’s so many kids, girls and boys now, and actresses who are very, very thin into their 30s, who simply don’t eat,” she added. “They don’t eat! Sometimes there are just some subjects that you absolutely have to make noise about because it’s so tedious and it’s gone on and on.”

Thompson’s comments are among the few which have been spoken regarding eating disorders in Hollywood. According to NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association), 30 million men and women in America will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives, yet large percentages of the population go unreported and without treatment.

Some have been open about their own experiences with eating disorders in the past. Here are 8 celebrities who have admitted to their own struggles.

Lily Collins

The “Cinderella” actress recently revealed she struggled with an eating disorder after her father, Phil Collins, divorced his third wife, Orianne Cevey. Admitting she used to binge and purge and exercise obsessively, she also revealed the consequences of her illness.

“My hair and nails became brittle. My throat burned and my esophagus ached. My period stopped for a couple of years. I was terrified I had ruined my chances of having kids,” she wrote in her memoir.

Demi Lovato

The singer has been very open about how she used to “hate every inch” of her body, and went through her ordeal in the spotlight by entering a treatment facility when she was only 18 years old.

Alexa Penavega

The actress and former “Dancing With The Stars” contestant opened up about her struggle with bulimia while competing on the show with a contemporary routine devoted to the story.

Kesha

Before her career struggles following her case against Dr. Luke, the singer opened up about her rehab stint, which came after her eating disorder led to her starving herself to the point where she’d “become unconscious.”

Zoe Kravitz

The “Big Little Lies” star admitted to having an eating disorder when she was in high school, and things got so bad at the time that she affected both her thyroid and her immune system.

Portia De Rossi

The actress, who is married to Ellen DeGeneres, has often been open about her struggles with an eating disorder when she was a young model, admitting she even once went without food for 10 days to achieve a certain look.

Nicole Scherzinger:

The singer and former Pussycat Doll, admitted that during the height of the group’s success, she secretly battled bulimia. She even admitted that the disorder was beginning to affect her singing voice before she got help.

Troian Bellisario

The “Pretty Little Liars” star opened up about her battle with anorexia last year, saying she thought it was important to share her story because most of her fans were young females, and she wanted them to know that they didn’t need to feel pressure to look a certain way.