Reality Star Reveals Struggle with Eating Disorder
Stephanie Pratt, one of the stars of the reality show "The Hills," has revealed that she has been struggling with the eating disorder bulimia nervosa. Pratt discussed her eating disorder in an interview that appeared in the June 17 edition of US Weekly magazine:
"'The Hills' did not make me bulimic," Pratt said in a June 17 interview with MTV's Jocelyn Vena. "It was my own issues with self-esteem, and if anything, my life on 'The Hills' has only helped me get healthy, 'cause I know how lucky I am to have this job and to have the chance to be a role model."
The 5-foot-7 23-year-old reveals she began bingeing and purging after watching a scene she shot with Lauren Conrad in 2007 after first joining the cast: "I was horrified. I remember saying, 'I can't believe how huge I look walking over to Lauren.'"Though the cover of US Magazine features a photo of Pratt alongside the headline "The Hills Made Me Bulimic," she told MTV News that she didn't blame the show for her disorder.
Another time, when filming in Hawaii in bikinis, the size 0-2 Pratt –- in a bikini and cover-up -- asked costar Audrina Patridge, "What looks better, shirt on or off?" Patridge said, "On."
Says Pratt, "The producers never put pressure on us to lose weight," but adds, "It's embarrassing working with skinny girls."
"'The Hills' did not make me bulimic," Pratt said in a June 17 interview with MTV's Jocelyn Vena. "It was my own issues with self-esteem, and if anything, my life on 'The Hills' has only helped me get healthy, 'cause I know how lucky I am to have this job and to have the chance to be a role model."
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