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Christina Applegate Opens Up About Her Past Struggles With Anorexia: I ‘Would Eat 5 Almonds in a Day’

Christina Applegate got candid about her past struggles with anorexia, which started when she was a teenager and led her to 'eat five almonds in a day.'

After “never” discussing her struggles with anorexia before, Christina Applegate got very candid about the “f–king torture” she endured while dealing with the eating disorder as a teenager starring on Married … With Children. Christina, who played Kelly on Married … With Children, said that the costume department had to take in her clothing beyond size 0 so that it would fit properly. The Vacation star admitted that she never “discussed” her eating disorder, which lasted until her 30s, in “public,” but she wanted to break her silence because she felt like “that demon in my head, it’s coming back really loud and it’s scaring me.”

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