‘Desperate Housewives’ Child Star Says She Developed an Eating Disorder After Cyberbullying
Madison De La Garza, well-known as the child star from later seasons of ABC's opened up this week about her battle with an eating disorder sparked by cyberbullying following the show. «They said things like they wanted me to die because of what I looked like,» De La Garza told podcast host Elizabeth Vargas this week. While speaking about her experience with online attacks, the actress shared memories of sneaking onto the computer to find comments about herself. «It was just horrible, like, 'ugly fat cow,' and 'I hope you get cancer and die because you're so fat,» De La Garza recalled.De La Garza played Juanita Solis, the daughter of Eva Longoria's Gabrielle Solis, on the show. She took on the role in season 5, after the series jumped five years ahead.