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Calista Flockhart addresses anorexia reports: ‘It was going to ruin my career’

legal drama “Ally McBeal.”The wafer-thin actress, now 59, scooped both a Golden Globe and a SAG Award for her lead role in the smash-hit series, but was dogged by reports she was battling anorexia. “I loved working on ‘Ally McBeal,’ and it just made it sour,” Flockhart told the New York Times in an interview on Friday. “I was very sleep-deprived and I was depressed about it,” she added.
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Princess Diana’s eating disorder detailed in new children’s book
eating disorder, according to The Independent.The series will “introduce young readers to the world’s most-loved princess” when it hits bookshelves on September 5, 2023.The book is targeted at children 4 years and up and shares the story of her transition from primary school teacher to a member of the royal family.“Even though her life seemed to be taken from the pages of a fairy tale, she soon realized that the prince’s heart belonged to someone else,” the book reads.“Over time that sadness grew into an eating disorder called bulimia.” Mayo Clinic describes bulimia as a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder.The Post reached out to author Sánchez Vegara’s reps for comment.The book labels the former Princess of Wales as the “first famous person to speak up about her struggle with bulimia, helping others to confront it, too.”Dark moments are unveiled with an illustration of Diana sitting on the kitchen floor with an empty plate.“Whenever she felt alone, she sought relief by eating all the cakes she could find in the royal kitchens,” it reads.“But that sweet feeling of comfort didn’t last long. Once it was gone, she would try to get rid of all the food she had eaten by making herself throw up.”Diana, who died on August 31, 1997, openly spoke about her bulimia for the first time in a 1995 “Panorama” interview with Martin Bashir.“I had bulimia for a number of years.
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