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After Idol wrapped, Katharine McPhee revealed the show inspired her to seek help for an eating disorder. For five years, McPhee battled bulimia, during which time she’d throw up as many as seven times a day — the equivalent of “putting a sledgehammer to your vocal cords,” she told People.
“When I made it onto American Idol, I knew that food — my eating disorder — was the one thing really holding me back,” she said to the magazine. “I was bingeing my whole life away for days at a time So when I got on the show, I said, ‘You know what? I can do well in this competition. Let me give myself a chance and just get ahold of this thing.'”
McPhee repaired her fractured relationship with food during a program at the Eating Disorder Center of California that taught her the benefits of intuitive eating. And now, McPhee has learned to love her body no matter what. “I know when I feel best, so I have to fight the times when I don’t feel my best,” she told Health. “Sometimes I still wanna say something negative, but at the end of the day, I really do love my body. [Even] if it’s not in its exact, perfect form, you have to still love it and appreciate it.”
We’re pretty sure Foster loves and appreciates her for all that she is, too.
Written by: Nicki
