Taylor Swift Opens Up About Overcoming Struggle With Eating Disorder (EXCLUSIVE)

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“When I was 18, that was the first time I was on the cover of a magazine,” Swift tells Variety. “The headline was ‘Pregnant at 18?’ It was because I had worn something that made my lower stomach look not flat. So I just registered that as a punishment.'

there’s a montage of derogatory commentary about the singer that has appeared on cable shows over the years. One of the less nasty remarks: “She’s too skinny. It bothers me.”In one of the most revealing and surprising segments of thefilm, Swift talks for several minutes about having struggled in the past with an eating disorder.

She hesitates. “I think I’ve never really wanted to talk about that before, and I’m pretty uncomfortable talking about it now,” she says quietly. “But in the context of every other thing that I was doing or not doing in my life, I think it makes sense” to have it in the film, she says. “I love people like Jameela Jamil, because she says things in a really articulate way,” the singer tells us. “The way she speaks about body image, it’s almost like she speaks in a hook. If you read her quotes about women and body image and aging and the way that women are treated in our industry and portrayed in the media, I swear the way she speaks is like lyrics, and it gets stuck in my head and it calms me down. Because women are held to such a ridiculous standard of beauty.

 

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My heart goes out to her completely 💕 spiderlilies124 Shit this just hurts!!!

tylerperry👑💘👄💍🍾🍷🍷🌹taylorswift💜 Theres no harm in not watching the telly or SMNs and surrounding yourself with positivity to feed your spirit, 💜, mind and soul. So tbat yiur confidence, self-esteem,

Them don’t be famous. WTF that’s like saying you hate getting wet while standing under the rain. FOH 🤡

So brave. I applaud her courage to deal with this truly harrowing burden. I wish people in other countries would stop whining about oppression and slavery, and learn from Taylor Swift.

MAKE➕💲5000 ➕OVERNIGHT ➕NOMONEY➕NEEDED UPFRONT ➕💰💰➕HMU if you wanna make money or pay bills 💸 inboxes me now for serious people only

I mean, on the one hand, glad she's gotten healthier, on the other, how is a size 6 on a 5'10' woman 'fat'?

0 sense of reality.

Good you look great

Her having food to eat is so brave. I dont know how she affords it with that burdensome private jet she has to pay for. Stunning.

Damn it must be hard being a white rich female

authenticity

We love a body-positive queen. I feel better about myself after watching it. It inspired me to love myself and my body more. And be happy :)

Who is the Father B-) Good job Taylor B-) 👍

I would take her to Home Town Buffet and all would be fine.

No one cares

Some pics of her in her early career show her as slim as a bulimic ballerina. I am such a fan of hers so I hope she has found a balance between feast or famine.

🙄

When is not an eating disorder, A my dad molester I drink too much I used a lot of drugs I have mental health I went to rehab, Now here's my new project.

👍

Her and millions of women, famous or not. And we all remember Karen Carpenter. Good for Taylor. If she can tap into the soul of just one little girl who idolizes her, I applaud her.

very brave 💃❤💗🙏

don’t come on here crying for tay tay if you bully lizzo and I said what I said

What a way to widen your fan base!! Nice marketing! 🤔

That probably explains her misguided political leanings.

SOUNDS TOO ME LIKE SHE NEEDS TOO JUST GROW UP

I'm a petite and skinny person naturally. People say mean things to me and have my whole life. I need to 'just eat a cheeseburger ' but when I have gained weight people then comment that I look pregnant (my weight gain is all in my belly). Stop. Body. Shaming. Women.

Wow Tay, I'm dark beaten too🖤🥥

I think there are many aspects & factors with this issue that should’ve been mentioned and brought to light. This came off as selfish, “only my thoughts and experiences on this matter”

Well if Taylor had an eating disorder with that slim body then just imagine the general public and normal teenage girls what they must be feeling let alone 40+ yr olds..!!

You shall overcome You shall overcome You shall overcome taylorswift13

I think we all or most of us struggle with self image & what the world expects a person to look like. I know I do regularly. I don’t like how I look at all & constantly starve myself or other tactics. It’s unfortunately something many & maybe most struggle with daily.

So she now also has an eating disorder? The poor me, nobody likes me isnt enough? Still finding a way to take 0 accountability for her actions huh?

I'm so glad that she is now open to talk about things that we did not know about

First world problemz

Glad she’s found equilibrium. I admire her for speaking up ❤️

I understand this oh so well... the struggles all this has on women is shocking and it’s happening to every female in the spotlight and many more because of SM and filters ... filters have made us even more obsessed with how we should look it’s expected of women 😡

I have an eating disorder too. It's called pie.

Lawd Taylor has a lot going on

Is this from 1989 when her BMI classified her as anorexic but now she’s okay?

No surprise

Blah blah blah.

Cool here comes a bunch of young Swift fans w new eating disorders

Wow... I so give a damn!

I guess most of the breakup songs weren’t about boys after all. Damn she’s deep. 🔥

💔😭😭😭😭🥺

:(

thank u taylorswift13 ❤️

flow45351894 Every celebrity in the world: “Watch me, look at me, listen to me, buy my records, see my movies, make me famous!” Also every celebrity in the world: “How dare you have an opinion about me!”

I'm really stunned right now bc I just read that Taylor says this in her documentary: “it’s better to think you look fat than look sick.” 💔😭 So which is it? Is being fat 'wrong?' Or is being disabled & 'looking sick' wrong? Or is being really thin 'wrong?' What is happening?

More from Taylor Swift's 'poor me' documentary. I just find it funny how she uses this documentary to spill all these 'secrets' out.

All too common! Empowerment ✊🏻

Overcoming an obstacle that was never really an obstacle. How anyone reads this and thinks it’s authentic and not just a ploy to be relevant with a story.

We knew, but good for you for talking about it and getting healthy.

Shes one of millions of people going through this. She'll be fine!

This is so heartbreaking 😥 Really proud of her for opening up about this and sharing her struggles with us. It takes so much courage to do that.

Hey Taylor it's not a SECRET we can all see it all over you Look at me Feel sorry for me I'm the VICTIM Taylor Swift Its ALWAYS about ME ME ME ME ME ME ME

Vomit...She is so phoney..she makes me sick

As she got a new record coming out, Justin Bieber announced he had an illness at the same time he was releasing a new record.

Of course! youngwiIdbroke AllysReborn I wonder what’s next

:( I am so proud of her for opening up about. But I’m sad that she has to go through that

Anything to bring attention to herself.

Sales dip? Create more drama. Keep it up, tay tay.

Her vanity and narcissism is a bigger problem. taylorswift13 isn't fooling anyone with these bs stories.

😏

Typical artist “whoa is me moment”

Something similar this end 2HandsButOnly1Mouth

This makes me so so sad for Taylor 😔

If taylorswift13 wasn't such an thirst trap for attention I might care. This just seems like PR for another song or album.

Taylor swift has found a new bogey man.EATING DISORDER.Has there never been a time when she is not in the position of a victim?

I’m so happy that she’s managed to recover and realise that being healthy and happy is so important! I love you Taylor! Eating disorders are always there at the back of your thoughts even after recovery but every day of ignoring those terrible thoughts is a victory 💕❤️

Shocking ! Not.

Why does every celebrity feel the need to give us the details of every single thing. Private please.. keep things private.

Taylor, Harry and Megan should leave their lives together. Eating disorder? People don't even have food

Dam! How much attention does one human being need 🤦‍♂️

Five Days! That’s the number, 5! If the press hasn’t put out SOME sort of story that has Taylor Swift mentioned in it w/in 5 days, she will talk about herself!

let me get this straight; now that t*ylor speaks out about a struggle with an ED it’s diff narrative. but y’all are the same trolls that mock/scoff/laugh in demi’s face about her struggles? y’all are anything but equal. or humane.

Not litrali mehōps...

Shoot... I always figured she was really that skinny. I truly never realized she really struggled with that. So sad 😥 I only started to realize when she was on the Reputation tour and looked a lot more healthy. Dang... I’m so sorry you’ve struggled with that taylorswift13 ❤️

Really brave taylorswift13 ❤ so sorry you went through this too.

Nope. Still not more important than anyone else.

HEY KIDS! SPELLING IS FUN!

oh no

The real problem is girls don't want to exercise, along with a healthy diet, to lose weight. They just want to starve to burn calories.

She looks fat in this pic

You What do you own The world How do you own disorder?

Go on Tayler, very cool. Now respond to my dm.

Umm I think many of us already knew but most people choose to look away. Such is the life of a Celebrated person, nobody will ever say or question anything because that person is 'The Boss' and the whole time they can clearly see something's off.

Who cares!!!!

Does she have an album or tour coming up?

taylorswift13 is this article and dialogue trying to convince me being thin is an eating disorder? I say no deal.

Joder.. aunque por desgracia no sorprende 😕

One of her disorders what about the one's buried in the closet. My advice do not touch.

We care because 🤔

Because of idiot people who judge people's bodies this happens. 😞

Wow. That's a news?

Oh wow you mean more producers we're submersive and abusive to a white girl holy crap that's never happened before she should tell us all about exactly who was behind this oh wait she won't because she will never name them

Attention seeking psychopath that's what she comes across to me

🤔🤢 all sad 10 year old kids going oh it's so bad for her whilst sat shoving in their mac d's

Gained mass respect for her when I read this and super proud that she is able to talk about it :) stay strong x

Trying to read this artilcle is a bit of a nightmare because the ads keep making your pages jump up and down, and you can easily lose track of where you are. Not user friendly at all. Shame as it's a good article.

Your just plain gorgeous. No two ways about it.

I really hate this disorder. it's really makes depression & anxiety. bc of it body gets harm

Only happening a few times isn’t an eating disorder

It's a problem for males yes in the industry

media and haters made her feel that way. Society is a joke.

😭💔

Wow crazy

She should open up about how she overcame country music

:’(

this is so sad, no one deserves to go through that

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ALL THESE INTERVIEWS WOW taylornation13 taylorswift13

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proud of her and anyone else struggling with them same things 😭❤️

SimplySFans That is so sad. She is so beautiful inside and out.

Best thing she has ever done. Thanks for helping young girls, TS.

😭😭😭

I love her so much❤️

No one cares, publicize the disorder of people not having food to eat

😭😭😭😭

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I was a dual diagnosis.... multiple addictive personality disorder. You quit one addiction and pick up on another. They ALL go hand in hand. I feel you on this... METOO

oh my god

Omg and we had no idea

Whoever make her felt that way doesn't deserve rights 😒

😭😭😭😭

My heart goes out to her completely 💕

spiderlilies124 Shit this just hurts!!!

i mean fuck?

Sorry about that tater

oh my god 😭😭😭

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The news we deserved...?

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OMG!

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