Starving For Attention

S t a r v i n g F o r A t t e n t i o n

Just like we are all starving for attention (and love, self-worth, value, happiness, respect, talent, beauty, acceptance, self-esteem, etc.), so are some people who work in our beloved Hollywood.

Growing up in L.A. played a direct role in my disordered eating, as the shadow cast by the Hollywood sign engulfed me and the other hundreds of young people at my high school. We all wanted to be Somebody and we were told that in order to fulfill such dreams we must look the part. This is a destructive message that goes out to kids across the world and I wish it weren't passed along, it is only dangerous and never helpful; it is only an illusion and never positive; it is only a trap and never ending... so don't believe the hype.

The images here do not intend to know for certain whether these people have disordered eating... but they are, in my opinion only, damaging images because they are not, simply, realistic. If you only knew the work photographers and film editors and computer scanners do in order to make these people appear "perfect" you would only BEGIN to grasp the CRAZY distorted society we adhere to...

I'm quite serious, the conspiracy, my friends, is much deeper than you think.

Click here for Shrinking Under the Microscope, a special sub-section devoted to the rumors surrounding Calista Flockhart and Eating Disorders.

And again, please note these photos are NOT meant to ENCOURAGE eating disorders, but to DISCOURAGE them... look, learn, and don't become!

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Cherry Boone's Inner Hunger	Cherry Boone Anorexic Days (photos from book)	Cherry's '"Starving For Attention'' book cover
Karen C. & Miss Piggy	Fiona Apple Became Anorexic After Rape	Baywatch/Melrose Place Star Covers Up Thinness
Karen C.'s Wedding Day	Karen C.: Melting Under the Limelight	Tracey Gold Really Had Anorexia
Tracey Gold Shared Her Story	Yet, Tracey Gold Now Stays "Small"	Kate Moss- not diets but drugs... Dexatrim?
Princess Victoria Admits Having Anorexia	Even Audrey Hepburn	Paul Devicq from Party Of Five
Posh Spice (tabloids say anorexic after giving birth)	Daniel Johns of Silverchair	Dawn-Anne Murray's Daughter (+ letter)


For more information about celebrities with eating disorders you may also want to check out Eating Disorders On-Line in the "People In The News" section. For your interest, here is a list of famous people who have admitted to disordered eating... so now you KNOW you aren't alone, actually, you are in good company! Nearly ALL of these people have attempted to heal so I hope you will follow in their RECOVERY footsteps and not in disease... Lisa
	NEARLY ALL ARE IN RECOVERY: Elisa Donovan: actress, now in recovery from anorexia new Oprah Winfrey: talk show host, open about on-going struggle with food & weight Nadia Comaneci: gymnast, now in recovery from anorexia & bulimia Cathy Rigby: gymnast, now in recovery from anorexia & bulimia, activist Christy Hienrich: gymnast, died from her struggle with anorexia Sally Field: actress, struggled with bulimia & anorexia when younger Mary McDonough: t.v. actress on The Waltons, in recovery from bulimia Candace Cameron: actress, in recovery from disordered eating Katie Wright: actress (A Secret Among Friends) struggled with e.d.s Courtney Thorne-Smith (Melrose, Ally McBeal): actress recovering from e.d.s Ally Sheedy: brat pack actress now in recovery from anorexia & bulimia Fiona Apple: bought of anorexia in response to being raped as a teenager Tracey Gold: had to leave sitcom 'Growing Pains' to recover from anorexia Alfred Hitchock: director, struggled with compulsive eating (now deceased) Audrey Hepburn: unknown to public at the time of her career, 103 lbs @ 5"7 Elton John: singer, now in recovery from years of bulimia Susan Day (L.A. Law): actress struggled with anorexia during Patridge Family Daniel Johns (of Silverchair): singer, working on recovering from anorexia Billy Bob Thorton: actor struggled with anorexia after losing weight for a role Karen Carpenter: died from long battle with anorexia @ age 32 Alanis Morrisette: singer, reports struggling with disordered eating Princess Diana of Wales: suffered from bulimia for years (now deceased) Crown-Princess Victoria of Sweden: developed anorexia, came to U.S. for care Lady Spencer (Earl Spencer's wife): struggled with anorexia and alcoholism daughter of FBI president: reportedly suffered from anorexia for years Geri Haliwell (formerly Ginger Spice): singer, reports struggling with anorexia Dolores O'Rirdon (of The Cranberries): singer, reports disordered eating Kellie Martin: t.v. actress now in recovery from anorexia & bulimia Jane Fonda: actress, struggled with bulimia during fitness/aerobic guru years Paula Abdul: singer and dancer went to treatment center, recovering from bulimia Kate Dillion: model now in recovery from disordered eating Sandra Dee: actress now in recovery from years of anorexia (& alcoholism) Gilda Radner: comic (SNL) struggled with anorexia, died from ovarian cancer Muriel Hemmingway: actress, model, suffered with bulimia (now deceased) Justine Bateman: t.v. actress, struggled with bulimia, now an activist for recovery Maria Shrieber: rumored to have struggled with disordered eating Cheryl Tiegs: model, now in recovery from disordered eating Patty Duke: reports suffering from anorexia and bulimia in the past Chris Farley: comic (SNL) died from compulsive eating & drug abuse Anne Sexton: poet, struggled with anorexia and depression Sylvia Plath: poet, author, struggled with eating disorders & depression Janet Jackson: singer, actress, indicates struggling with disordered eating Beverly Johnson: model, now in recovery from anorexia and bulimia Chris Robinson (of The Black Crowes): singer, rumored to battle anorexia Elisa Donovan: actress, now in recovery from anorexia Christine Alt (Carol Alt's sister): model, now in recovery from anorexia Nancy Reagan: former first lady, rumored to battle anorexia Christina Ricci: actress, now in recovery from anorexia & depression Anna Freud (Sigmond's daughter): psychoanalyst, struggled with anorexia Joan Rivers: comic, reports struggling for years with bulimia Cherry Boone O'Neil (daughter of Pat Boone): singer, in recovery from anorexia Dawn Langstroth (Anne Murray's daughter): singer, in recovery from anorexia Sarah Feurgison ("Fergie"): Dutchess of York, struggled with e.d.s Brandi: teen singer, reported to struggle with diet pill abuse Melaine Griffth: actress, reported to have disordered eating Briget Hall: model, now in recovery from disordered eating Kathy Sullivan: news woman, Weight Watchers, now in recovery from e.d.s Actress who played the Skipper on The Love Boat: now in recovery from e.d.s Dolly Parton: singer, actress, reportedly struggled with anorexia Rosie O'Donnel: actress, talk show host, reportedly struggled with e.d.s Marie Osmond: singer, talk show host reportedly suffered from bulimia AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!