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Camila Mendes Reveals She Suffered From a ‘Binge and Purge’ Eating Disorder During Riverdale’s 1st Season: ‘I Was So Insecure’

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Real talk. Riverdale’s Camila Mendes opened up about recovering from her eating disorder — and how her body image issues were exacerbated when she landed a lead role on the hit CW series. “I would watch every episode and be like, ‘Oh my God, my stomach there.’ I was like, so insecure, and it really fueled my eating disorder,’ Mendes, 28, said during the Thursday, January 26, episode of the “Going Mental With Eileen Kelly” podcast. “I had one at various points in my life.

A little bit in high school toward the end of senior year and then it came back in college. And then it came back season 1 of Riverdale.

And it was because, like, when you’re in your early 20’s your body is fluctuating. My body hadn’t settled Ito itself yet. And I was like, looking at myself, picking myself apart.

My stomach, my arms, my chin — anything — I would obsess over.”The Do Revenge star, who has portrayed Veronica Lodge on the teen drama since the show premiered in 2017, explained that her off-camera struggles often got in the way of her job during the filming of season 1, saying, “It really f—ks with your process and your ability to emote and be authentic.” In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesMendes admitted she was “really afraid of eating carbs” at the time, and “would avoid [them] for a long period of time.

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