Dancing with the Stars contestant Clelia Murphy has talked about her struggle with anorexia as a teenager.
The 'Fair City' actress firstly said that she had joined DWTS to "lose a stone and a half", but should have clarified that she wanted to be fitter instead.
Speaking on last night's Late Late Show on RTÉ One, the actress said that because the illness became so tough, she had to repeat her Leaving Cert.
"I was anorexic in school, so I lost a couple years of my life.
"I thought that if I was thin, that would make me happy and I was only concerned with the outside.
"I had a moment on the 39 bus going into town and I thought to myself, I look to all intents and purposes, that heroin-chic look was in, and I look fashionable and I've never been more miserable."
Clelia had some advice to young girls growing up in a world dominated by Social Media, and Instagram posts, to be themselves.
"Learn to be just as happy in your skin, because it doesn't matter about your bum. It matters how you are to yourself and to other people around you.
"It's not about what you put in your mouth, it's about what you put in your head."
