Male celebrities who opened up about eating disorders, body image issues

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While many female stars are open about their experiences with eating disorders and body image issues, male celebrities are now becoming more candid about their own struggles with weight in the spotlight.

In March 2023, Ed Sheeran revealed that he struggled with bulimia and acknowledged the stigma surrounding men and eating disorders.

“There are certain things that, as a guy talking about it, I feel uncomfortable with,” the “A Team” singer shared Rolling stone. “I know people are going to see it a certain way, but it’s good to be honest with them. Because so many people are doing the same thing and hiding it too.”

Sheeran shared that he “noticed I was doing something Elton [John] explains in his [2019 memoir, Me] – gorging, and then it would come up again.

The Grammy winner also confessed to having issues with binge eating, as well as an addictive personality. At the Hay House Chasing the Present Summit in July 2020, Sheeran revealed that touring was taking a major toll on his health. “For me it was due to poor nutrition, drinking and then not seeing sunlight at all [while] I was touring,” he said at the time.

Two months before the “Thinking Out Loud” singer and wife, Cherry Seaborn, welcomed their first child, Sheeran decided to cut back on his alcohol consumption. “Cherry said, ‘If my water breaks, do you really want someone else to take me to the hospital?’ Because I just drank a lot. And then it clicked,” he shared Rolling stone in 2023. “I was like ‘No, not really.’ And I never want to be angry while holding my child.”

Now the native of England has turned his eating habits towards more positive practices. “I’m more of a binge exerciser and a binge dad now,” he concluded.

Jordan Fisher has also opened up about his eating struggles. The actor and wife, Eli Bosswelcomed their first child in June 2022, and it was during her pregnancy that Fisher was “diagnosed with an eating disorder I didn’t know I had,” he revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show April 2023..

“My last few months of [a work] contract were very, very hard physical times for me,” said de To all boys: PS I still love you actor revealed. “I lost 30 kilos [and] I’ve actually never spoken out loud about this on a platform like this before, and man am I so glad I made it through that desert because here we are.

Keep scrolling to see Sheeran, Fisher, and more male celebrities who have shared their struggles with eating disorders and body image issues.

If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, visit the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders (ANAD) website or call their hotline at (888)-375-7767 for assistance.