Stars Who Have Battled Eating Disorders

See which stars have battled eating disorders...

The Addams Family star Christina Ricci turned into a bobble-head when

she battled anorexia. She blamed her eating disorder on watching trash

TV. "At the time that I was starting to diet and stuff, I saw this TV

movie, and I thought, 'Ooh - anorexia. I could probably do that,'"

Ricci told The Guardian newspaper in the UK (www.guardian.co.uk) in

2004.

American Idol's first winner Kelly Clarkson got criticized for her

curves on the show, but the Texas native later admitted that she'd

suffered from an eating disorder as a teen after missing out on a high

school musical. "I thought...If I came back and I'm cuter and

thinner...then I'll get the role," she told Cosmogirl.

Long before she met wife Ellen De Generes, Portia De Rossi fell victim

to the Ally McBeal eating disorder curse. The Australian actress has

talked openly about how the pressure in Hollywood to stay skinny

encouraged her binge, purge and eat less than 300 calories a day.

A later 'Idol' alum, Katherine McPhee also admitted to suffering from

anorexia as a teen. "It was how I dealt with emotions and

uncomfortable situations. It was literally a drug," the reality show

runner-up told People.

It's not just Idol's ex contestants who have made body issue confessions,

ex-judge Kara  DiGuardi says that rather than starving herself, she

used to pig out when she was upset and eventually ended up in a

treatment center for it.

Even after gastric bypass surgery, Sharon Osbourne said she still

battled bulimia issues that haunted her for 35 years, telling

horror stories of binge-eating at the family dinner table and making

herself sick afterwards.

Always much skinnier that big sis Jessica, Ashlee Simpson admits that

she had a brush with anorexia when she was practicing ballet as an

11-year-old. While she claims she's overcome her body issues, the

singer often still looks startling skinny.

Not only did Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler open up about her eating

disorder, but she made the brave move to become an ambassador for

other troubled girls. "It is a tough thing to talk about it, but it is

actually therapeutic for me," she told ET.

Sin City star Jessica Alba is famous for her great figure but even

she says worried about her weight when she was younger. Alba realized

that she had a problem when she dropped below 100 pounds and learned

how to cook in an effort to stay slim but healthy.

Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell turned into Skeletal Spice after the band

broke up and she got startling skinny. The British pop star explains

that her problems were more to do with coping with life than issues

with food or body image.

Millionaire twin Mary Kate Olsen reached an almost emaciated state

before she admitted to having an eating disorder and finally sought

treatment in 2004.

Spice Girl Victoria Beckham was all skin, bones and boobs for

years and finally admitted that she flirted with anorexia in her book,

Learning To Fly, where she says that she's been obsessed with her

appearance in the past.

Jersey Shore star Snooki says she suffered from anorexia as a high school

cheerleader and would only eat crackers or cucumber until she

plummeted to 80 pounds and was forced to seek help.