American model Ireland Baldwin has opened up about her past struggles with anorexia. The 22-year-old daughter of Alec Baldwin talked about battling the eating disorder through a series of pictures shared on her Instagram stories.
Sharing the dark past of her life, Ireland posted an old photo of herself, and wrote: "Anorexia throwback."
She followed it with another photo of herself in a bikini. She explained: "I battled with many eating disorders and body issues as a younger girl and it took me a long time to find self-love and acceptance! Trust me, all of that pain and destruction I inflicted on myself wasn't worth it. Turning down so. Many. Sides. Of. Fries. Wasn't worth it!!"
"I would eat a meal or more like a bite and have to run to the nearest bathroom or find digestive pills or run until I couldn't feel my legs right before bed," she added.
"I used to read people's comments when I first started modeling and anytime anyone told me I was too tall or too fat to have done a job, I would run on a treadmill for the entire duration of at least three episodes of Friday Night Lights that I had on box set," Ireland continued.
She concluded: "Love yourself!! You are beautiful!! Enjoy your food. Eat ice cream with your friends! Workout and eat healthy to take care of your mind and body but find your healthy balance! Life is too short."
Meanwhile, in June, Ireland's stepmother, Hilaria Baldwin had talked about her eating disorder and how she has overcome her struggles with confidence. The mother-of-four shared a bikini photo of herself and newborn son Romeo on the photo-sharing website, along with the message: "In my book, The Living Clearly Method, I opened up about growing up with an eating disorder. I turned to yoga, health and wellness to heal my body and my mind."
"I think back to my old self and how much I would have struggled with gaining weight during pregnancy and being patient with healthfully losing it. I'm so happy I can be a strong and happy mommy now, completely accepting of my body," she added.
