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In an interview with ABC News’
Good Morning America, the mother of two said she was recently diagnosed by a psychologist but has struggled with “disordered eating” most of her life.
“I always thought that I overate,” said Holliday. “But then, people in my life would say, ‘Oh yeah, I ate more than Tess’ and it was almost like I wore it as a badge of honor.”
Holliday, who is known for loving and celebrating her curves as a “body positive activist,” has been receiving support for her honesty from many, but has also been questioned by some online about how she could love her body and also have an eating disorder.
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Plus-size model and Eff Your Beauty Standards creator, Tess Holliday, has opened up about her battle with anorexia, highlighting how eating disorders are a mental illness (and that it s impossible to tell who might be dealing with one based on looks alone). I’m anorexic and in recovery, she tweeted. I’m not ashamed to say it out loud anymore. I’m the result of a culture that celebrates thinness and equates that to worth, but I get to write my own narrative now. I’m finally able to care for a body that I’ve punished my entire life & I am finally free.
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Body-positivity model Tess Holliday opens up about eating disorder
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Body-positivity model Tess Holliday opens up about struggle with anorexia
With eating disorders on the rise during the pandemic, Holliday is using her struggle to raise awareness for others experiencing the same.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty Images, FILE
In an interview with “Good Morning America,” the mother of two said she was recently diagnosed by a psychologist but has struggled with “disordered eating” most of her life.
“I always thought that I overate,” said Holliday. “But then, people in my life would say, ‘Oh yeah, I ate more than Tess’ and it was almost like I wore it as a badge of honor.”