Saturday, 9 May 2009

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Nikki Grahame: I found myself so repulsive I wanted to cut myself

Big Brother star had body issues

Nikki Grahame is now unable to have kids

Nikki Grahame has spoken out about her ongoing battle with anorexia.

The Big Brother star developed the eating disorder aged 8 when her parents divorced.

‘Being in control of what I ate was a way to control a part of my life, when everything else was falling apart,’ says Nikki.

‘I hated my body and everything about myself – my tummy, my legs, my bum. I used to stare at my tummy in the mirror – I found myself so repulsive I wanted to cut myself.’

Nikki, 26, started skipping meals and eventually shrunk to 3st 2lb.

‘The bones soon started to jut through my skin and I was reducing the amount of food I was eating more and more to the point where I was practically starving myself,’ she reveals in her new book Dying To Be Thin.

‘The longest I ever went without food was a whole week. I just allowed myself one cup of water.’

Dying To Be Thin is out now.

Alison Adey