Nicole Scherzinger: I Was Addicted To Bulimia, Self-Hatred [Video]
From the archive: published Oct 5, 2012, 14 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Nicole Scherzinger is opening up about her struggles with bulimia for an upcoming episode of VH1’s Behind the Music.
Scherzinger, a former member of the Pussycat Dolls, said that she was “addicted” to self hatred and bulimia when she was a member of the band.
Scherzinger said:
“I did it every day for, like, years … Every time I had a second to be alone, I was doing something to myself. You get, like, blisters on your hands or scars on your hands, and I’d try to hide those. I think the girls could tell. I just hated myself … I hated myself. I really was so disgusted with myself and so embarrassed. I felt so alone. I was in a group, and I never felt so alone in my life.”
According to MTV , Scherzinger struggled with bulimia for about eight years. The former X Factor host will open up about her eating disorder for the first time this Sunday on Behind the Music.
Scherzinger said:
“It’s embarrassing. I never spoke about it. Like I said, I never want to play a victim, and I never wanted my family to hear about things from me because I think it would break their heart, you know. I guess it was like my addiction, right? I never did drugs, but kinda doing things to myself was my addiction … It’s like when I got offstage, I was on this high, and I’d come back to my room and I’d be alone, so I would just do things. My bulimia was my addiction; hurting myself was my addiction.”
Here’s a preview of this weekend’s episode.
Here’s another video about Nicole Scherzinger’s struggle with bulimia.
Scherzinger isn’t the only star to recently admit a struggle with an eating disorder. Katie Couric and Lady Gaga both recently admitted to having body issues.