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Although it is estimated that 25% of those with anorexia and bulimia are men, there is not a lot of public attention to males with eating disorders. However, it is so important to change the conversation around eating disorders and highlight men who are struggling with them. Here are six male celebrities who have opened up about their eating disorders:

1. Zayn Malik

Pop star Zayn Malik opened up about the eating disorder that he developed while touring with his former band, One Direction.

He says that his busy touring schedule often meant that he would deliberately go for days without eating, saying "It wasn't as though I had any concerns about my weight or anything like that, I'd just go for days—sometimes two or three days straight—without eating anything at all. It got quite serious, although at the time I didn't recognize it for what it was."

2. Dennis Quaid

In the 1990's, actor Dennis Quaid lost 40 pounds for a movie role. Even though his weight loss for the film was temporary, Quaid admits that he still struggled with the mentality surrounding obsessive weight loss and his own body image, saying, "For many years, I was obsessed about what I was eating, how many calories it had, and how much exercise I'd have to do."

3. Elton John

Singer and songwriter Elton John struggled with bulimia for 16 years before finally seeking treatment for his disorder in 1990. He told Larry King in an interview that he knew that he was going to get better once he finally admitted that he needed help to overcome his eating disorder.

4. Tyler Oakley

YouTube star Tyler Oakley opened up to Seventeen about his ongoing struggle with body image after having overcome an eating disorder.

"With videos, meet and greets, and a million pictures a day, it's definitely a thing that I think about. ..Talking about it is really hard because it's something I suppress and work through every day," he revealed.

5. Eminem

Rapper Eminem revealed that he turned to obsessive exercise as a way to lose weight. He admits, "I would get up in the morning, and before I went to the studio, I would run eight and a half miles in about an hour. Then I'd come home and run another eight and a half."

His obsession with weight loss and burning calories eventually began to cause him physical injury and luckily he was able to recover from his obsession.

6. Russell Brand

Comedian Russell Brand has admitted that he has struggled with binge-eating and purging since he was 11, and that his bulimia returned, briefly, when he was older which he attributes to issues with his self-esteem.

Celebrities have an incredible amount of influence over their fans, and so the more that celebrities open up about their battles, the more likely it is that someone will see their struggle and be willing to seek help for their own.

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Dec. 9 2014, Updated 2:00 p.m. ET

Contrary to popular belief, it's not just females who suffer from eating disorders. Here are some famous men who have fought the battle...

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Caleb Followill

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Caleb Followill: The Kings of Leon frontman has revealed he struggled with anorexia as a teenager. He also told Q Magazine he was constantly exercising, doing numerous push-ups and running on hot days wearing a heavy track suit. The rocker admitted, “I always thought I wasn’t good enough.” Eventually, Caleb got his eating and exercising disorders under control.

Dennis Quaid

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Dennis Quaid: Actor Dennis Quaid said his battle with "manorexia" began when he lost 40 pounds to play dying Doc Holliday in the 1994 movie Wyatt Earp. He told Best Life magazine, "My arms were so skinny that I couldn't pull myself out of a pool. I'd look in the mirror and still see a 180 pound guy, even though I was 138 pounds." Quaid added, "For many years, I was obsessed about what I was eating, how many calories it had, and how much exercise I'd have to do." Quaid recovered after getting treatment.

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Billy Bob Thornton

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Billy Bob Thornton: The Sling Blade star told the Los Angeles Daily News in 1998 that he "got anorexic" after doing the movie U-Turn. "Frankly, for a while there, I think I had a little mental problem," he said. "I got anorexic; of course, I denied it to my girlfriend Laura Dern and everyone else who said I had an eating disorder.” The actor said he lost 59 pounds, going from 197 while doing U-Turn to 138 for the film Pushing Tin. But Billy Bob put some weight back on and is healthy.

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Elton John

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Elton John: Last year, the pop star, who had previously revealed his past bulimia to Larry King, told USA Today that his attempt to overcome it was aided by a close friend who also had the condition: Princess Diana. Elton said the two often would compare notes on their bulimia. "It was so nice to talk to someone — 'Oh, you did that too?' " Elton admitted. "And she said it was so awkward to run to the toilet after the meal. … It helps you feel not so bad about yourself, and it's a little bit of camaraderie." The musician kicked bulimia and cocaine addiction in rehab in 1990.

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Russell Brand

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Russell Brand: When the future comedian was growing up, Russell said he was a chubby teen, was bipolar, had OCD and suffered from depression. "I was bulimic when I was 14," he told the Daily Mail. "I had problems with food and self-harming... my feeling about my childhood was that it was lonely and difficult." Brand's bulimia continued when he entered rehab but he's since recovered.

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Richard Simmons

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Richard Simmons: The fitness and diet guru was a compulsive eater since childhood and as a teen tried everything to lose weight, including diet pills, laxatives, starvation, and binging and purging. Simmons was admitted to a number of hospital programs before his recovery, and since has become famous for sweatin’ to the oldies.

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Ashley Hamilton

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Ashley Hamilton: Iron Man 3 star Ashley Hamilton, who’s been sober for more than six years, told People magazine this year, "I suffered from bulimia and anorexia. I believe it was my problem before I got into drugs and alcohol. I used the drugs and alcohol to control the food addiction." Although free of bulimia now for years, within the past year Hamilton sought treatment for “restricting or overeating” food. The former Dancing with the Stars competitor said, “Food addiction? Nobody wants to talk about that. It's really shameful as a man to have that."

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Uri Geller

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Uri Geller: The celebrity psychic struggled with bulimia for years. The spoonbender recalled, “The first time I threw up…I got a rush that beat everything, even live TV. Not a calorie left—all the pleasure and none of the gain.” But Geller eventually overcame the disorder through the power of his mind. “One day…I couldn’t get out of the car, I was so weak,” he said. “So in the middle of the street I screamed out, ‘One, two, three STOP’ and I stopped it.”

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Ron Saxen

Ron Saxen: The male model whose 6’3” height and flowing blonde hair once allowed him to walk the runways for big designers hid a shameful secret—he was a binge eater, a person who compulsively eats large amounts of food in a short period of time without purging. “It was a way to cope with stress, good or bad,” Ron said. He drowned his sorrows in cheeseburgers and candy bars in nights of binging. The model ultimately gained 70 pounds, wrecking his career. He now leads a healthy life and wrote the book The Good Eater about how he overcomes the disorder.

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Justin Hawkins

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Justin Hawkins: Ex-Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins, famous for his skin-tight cat suit, was so desperate to keep his skinny rock-star image that he made himself sick and took laxatives. “It’s hard to talk about it,” he said. “It was really a personal journey. It was all about me and how I perceived myself.” In 2005, Hawkins said that he had switched to exercise as a way to stay fit but ended up in rehab in 2006 with a serious cocaine and alcohol addiction.

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Daniel Johns

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Daniel Johns: The former frontman of the Australian rock band Silverchair said, “Anorexia almost killed me." In 1997, during the band’s Freak Show tour, he had developed the disorder and weighed less than 110 pounds at his thinnest. Daniel, the ex-husband of singer/actress Natalie Imbruglia, got treatment for his anorexia.

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Although it is estimated that 25% of people with anorexia and bulimia are men, not much public attention is paid to men with eating disorders. However, it is so important to change the conversation about eating disorders and highlight the men who struggle with them. Here are six male celebrities who have been open about their eating disorders:

1. Zayn Malik

Pop star Zayn Malik spoke about an eating disorder he developed while touring with his former band. One direction .

He says that his busy touring schedule often meant he didn't eat for days on end. saying “It's not that I'm worried about my weight or anything, I just didn't eat anything for several days - sometimes two or three days in a row. It got pretty serious, although I didn't know what it was at the time."

2. Dennis Quaid

In the 1990s, actor Dennis Quaid lost 40 pounds due to a movie role. Even though his weight loss for the film was temporary, Quaid admits he still struggled with the compulsive weight loss mentality and his own body. saying "For years, I've been obsessed with what I eat, how many calories it contains, and how much exercise I need to do."

3. Elton John

Singer-songwriter Elton John struggled with bulimia for 16 years before finally seeking treatment for his disorder at 1990 year. He told Larry King in an interview that he knew he would get better once he finally admitted he needed help getting over his eating disorder.

4. Tyler Oakley

YouTube star Tyler Oakley opened up to Seventeen about his ongoing struggle with body image after overcoming an eating disorder.

"With videos, meet and greets and a million photos a day, this is definitely what I'm thinking of... It's really hard to talk about because I suppress it and work through it every day," he said.

5. Eminem

Rapper Eminem disclosed that he turned to compulsive exercise as a way to lose weight. He admits: “I would get up in the morning and before going to the studio I would run eight and a half miles in about an hour. Then I came home and ran another eight and a half.”

His obsession with losing weight and burning calories eventually caused him physical injury, and fortunately he was able to recover from his obsession.

6. Russell Brand

Comedian Russell Brand has admitted that he has struggled with binge eating and purging since the age of 11, and that his bulimia returned briefly as he got older, which he attributes to problems with his self-esteem.

Celebrities have an incredible influence on their fans, so the more celebrities talk about their battles, the more likely it is that someone will see their struggle and want to seek help.

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According to the American Journal of Psychiatry, 4% of anorexics and 3.9% of people with bulimia do not survive. Many celebrities, knowing about the influence of their "ideal" images on the psyche of adolescents, openly talk about their experience of dealing with anorexia and bulimia and advise not to ignore the problem.

Lily-Rose Depp

The actress, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, has had an asthenic physique since childhood. In October 2016, Lily Rose appeared on the cover of the French Elle, in an interview with which she admitted that she suffered from an eating disorder. According to her, returning to a normal life was not at all easy, and negative comments on social networks about her appearance greatly upset her. Lily Rose claims that she coped with the disease herself, and is very proud of her results in the fight against anorexia, now she is comfortable in her body.

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Demi Moore

In 2012, the actress was admitted to a rehabilitation center with a diagnosis of anorexia, alcohol and drug poisoning. Demi suffered from an eating disorder, but could not cope with the disease on her own. At the same time, for several years, the actress denied the need for treatment for anorexia, although former spouses Bruce Willis and Ashton Kutcher repeatedly insisted on this. During rehabilitation, the actress was forbidden to communicate with the outside world and look at the scales. Now she says that she managed to completely cope with the problem.

Angelina Jolie

Noticing the unnatural thinness of the actress, the first to sound the alarm was Angelina's ex-husband Brad Pitt. He tried to convince her of the need for treatment, but Jolie kept postponing this issue, not wanting to interrupt the activities of the UN ambassador and performances in charitable organizations. With a height of 169 cm, she weighed about 37 kg. In 2013, Robert Stromberg, the director of the film Maleficent, who approved Jolie for the main role, demanded that she gain at least ten kilograms.

In 2017, the actress returned to a healthy weight and said that the cause of the eating disorder was a difficult life period: undergoing breast and ovarian surgery, the death of her mother, and her divorce from Pitt. By the way, for the first time Angelina encountered anorexia as a teenager: a close friend of the family, Keys Rundle, told in an interview with Radaronline that she once personally took a future celebrity to the hospital at the initial stage of anorexia.

Diane Keaton

In May 2014, Diane Keaton participated in the filming of Dr. Oz, where she talked about her experience of dealing with the disease. At the age of twenty-two, Woody Allen's muse tried to lose a few pounds for the musical Hair. She simply stopped eating, but the experiment constantly ended in failures: the actress ate fast food and vomited. According to her, it could be up to 20 thousand calories a day. An annual course with a psychoanalyst helped to cope with the disease. Diane claims to still identify with and empathize with those with eating disorders. The celebrity wrote about her struggle with bulimia in her autobiographical book Then Again.

Victoria Beckham

Victoria does not hide the fact that she chooses the strictest diets. For some time, she limited her diet to apples and green salad leaves. According to doctors, such a diet could be one of the causes of polycystic ovaries found in the star. In 2011, while pregnant, Victoria, at the insistence of doctors, gained weight. Beckham coped with a complete lack of appetite, but she does not want to get better, she strictly controls her diet and plays a lot of sports. In 2017, Victoria sued Sidhu Golden Fish and Chips for using the celebrity's likeness in ads: "Our pizza is thinner than Victoria Beckham" was the slogan on the company's cars. Next to it was a caricature of Victoria with an "Icon of Anorexia" ribbon.

Jane Fonda

Jane is an active advocate of a healthy lifestyle and is known for her aerobics classes, while she herself had to go through bulimia. From school years, the celebrity was unhappy with her figure, and at the age of 21 she was officially diagnosed. The actress and model has struggled with the disorder for over a decade. She says the older you get, the harder it is to deal with. “I realized: either I will live or I will die,” Jane recalls. She is now 80 years old, she looks good, feels harmonious and is not afraid to talk about her experiences in the hope of helping others.

Isabelle Caro

Isabelle has suffered from anorexia since the age of 13. The reason was the difficult psychological relationships in the family: she literally did not want to grow up so as not to leave her mother, so she refused to eat. The model hid her problem until anorexia became apparent. Then the celebrity starred in the controversial advertising campaign of Olivero Toscani "No anorexia." “I've been hiding for too long. Now I want to show myself to help others get out of the trap,” Caro said in an interview with Italian Fanity Fair. However, the doctors failed to save Isabelle, she died at the age of 28.

Princess Diana

Her beauty was admired, and Lady Diana herself had complexes about her appearance. She did not like the big nose, high growth, broad shoulders and physique in general. About six months before the wedding, future husband Charles joked that the bride did not have a thin enough waist, and the impressionable Diana began to lose weight, earning bulimia nervosa. In five months, waist volumes from 74 centimeters reached 59. Over the next few years, the princess dealt with stress in a dangerous way - by overeating and getting rid of the food she had eaten. Subsequently, she admitted that the reason for this was constant quarrels with her husband, in the end she defeated the disorder under the control of psychologists and nutritionists.

Nicole Scherzinger

The stand-up singer and star spoke to Cosmopolitan in August 2017 about how bulimia stole ten years of her life. The celebrity criticized herself from early childhood, at the age of 14 she began to run at night to lose weight. Bulimia is like a prison sentence. The disease took away my happiness and confidence,” says Nicole. For a long time she was ashamed to talk about the disorder, but then she decided that she could help someone with her story. Once a celebrity fainted right in the dressing room after the concert, she was discovered by the manager. At the same time, Nicole decided to confess to her relatives what was happening to her, and with their help to start a new life. Having overcome the disease, Nicole has become more confident, and she prefers to maintain her physical form in the gym.

Kelly Osbourne

Kelly said that fast food is the best cure for stress, promoted body positivity and made fullness her feature. Later, the actress and singer admitted that she simply hated her body, cried at night and continued to eat problems with a lot of food, which she then got rid of with the help of vomiting. When Kelly decided to participate in the Dancing with the Stars project, choreographer Louis van Amstel told her about the principles of proper nutrition. He convinced Kelly that you just need to give up the most harmful products and do not forget about sports.

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