On stage Anne-Marie exudes confidence as one of the UK's best-loved pop stars, with six chart-topping singles and two successful albums.
But she revealed she has struggled her whole life to come to terms with her appearance - leading to her stopping eating and buying dangerous pills online, writes The Sun.
The "Ciao Adios" singer has written a new book, You Deserve Better, to help readers overcome their demons. In it, she recalled her struggles.
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Writing about her issues with food, Anne-Marie said she had a fear of vomiting from a young age and would limit her meals to sandwiches and chips.
When she was 16, she said her weight began to drop.
"I stopped eating properly. I became really skinny - not healthy," Anne-Marie writes in her book.
Then, at the age of 22, she started using pills from the Internet to try to gain weight when she went on tour with Rudimental.
"I was obsessed with being thin, but I started noticing that the girls I found attractive were full," the singer continued.
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"Of course, I completely changed my approach overnight. I started buying pills online that made me gain weight. It was ridiculous and dangerous."
In the book, she provides pointers and information to help readers through their struggles.
She revealed that after releasing her debut album Speak Your Mind in 2018, she went to see a behavioral therapist.
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"I was so sad I couldn't cry. I went to a CBT therapist for the first time. She told me I was on the verge of a complete breakdown and that I was severely depressed," said Anne-Marie.
"I stopped working for a while, pulled out of recording sessions and stayed home."
Anne-Marie said she went on to find a therapist who helped change her life for the better and is now sharing her tips with readers for coping with challenges, including writing lists of what makes you feel better and setting of intentions.
She adds that seeing a therapist every week has helped her in many ways. /Telegraph/
