‘I thought I wouldn’t live to be 30’: Jane Fonda opens up about her eating disorder

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The winner of two Oscars and five Golden Globes, actress Jane Fonda became the heroine of the Call Her Daddy podcast. In the new issue, she opened up about how she struggled with an eating disorder throughout her life. At some point, Fonda was not even sure that she would live to be 30 years old. For the first time, she encountered bulimia at the very beginning of her career.

At the age of 20, I started acting in films. I suffered greatly from bulimia. I led a secret life. I was very, very unhappy. I thought I wouldn’t live to 30. I didn’t go out, I hardly met people because I was unhappy and I had an eating disorder. And then I also starred in films that I didn’t really like, ”Fonda admitted.

The 85-year-old actress also noted that this condition had a strong impact on her life and even her career. According to her, bad habits seemed “so innocent.” However, in the future, the eating disorder quickly began to “capture” all aspects of the life of a movie star.

It hurts the way you look, it becomes impossible to have a real relationship because you do a lot of things in secret. Your day becomes organized around food, which requires you to be alone and no one knows what you’re doing, she shared.

At the age of 40, Fonda began to feel “worse and worse.” Then Jane realized that if she continued in the same spirit, she would certainly die. The woman could not turn to anyone for help, but took up meditation, which helped her recover. Jane reported last year that her cancer had gone into remission.

Jane Fonda became famous in the 60s and 70s when the films Barbarella, Predators, Barefoot in the Park and Chase were released. In 2005, Fonda played in the comedy If the Mother-in-Law is a Monster, along with Jennifer Lopez, which literally restarted her career.The film was a success and grossed over $ 150 million at the box office, remembered by audiences around the world.