9:36 pm - 10/04/2012
During a bombshell interview for VH1′s Behind the Music, singer and former X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger joined the recent weight and body image conversation, revealing that she battled bulimia for years while she performed with girl group the Pussycat Dolls.
“I just hated myself,” Scherzinger says during the interview, of which EW has an exclusive video sneak peek below. “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.”
The singer is surprisingly candid about her experience, and the first of two exclusive clips below details how Scherzinger’s battle with bulimia began. Talking about the issue for the first time has been difficult for her. “Yeah, I’m nervous about it,” she says in the first of two clips below. “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 off stage, 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.”
The second clip details how the bulimia took a toll on all the members of the Pussycat Dolls. “I did it everyday for, like, years,” Scherzinger admits. “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.”
Now healthy, Scherzinger decided to record an audio PSA about the issue, which you can also find below. Scherzinger’s full Behind the Music episode premieres Sunday, Oct. 7, at 9 p.m. ET, but get a preview of what’s on tap with these two exclusive clips:
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Nicole Scherzinger reveals eating disorder: 'Bulimia was my addiction'
During a bombshell interview for VH1′s Behind the Music, singer and former X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger joined the recent weight and body image conversation, revealing that she battled bulimia for years while she performed with girl group the Pussycat Dolls.
“I just hated myself,” Scherzinger says during the interview, of which EW has an exclusive video sneak peek below. “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.”
The singer is surprisingly candid about her experience, and the first of two exclusive clips below details how Scherzinger’s battle with bulimia began. Talking about the issue for the first time has been difficult for her. “Yeah, I’m nervous about it,” she says in the first of two clips below. “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 off stage, 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.”
The second clip details how the bulimia took a toll on all the members of the Pussycat Dolls. “I did it everyday for, like, years,” Scherzinger admits. “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.”
Now healthy, Scherzinger decided to record an audio PSA about the issue, which you can also find below. Scherzinger’s full Behind the Music episode premieres Sunday, Oct. 7, at 9 p.m. ET, but get a preview of what’s on tap with these two exclusive clips:
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Also her last name does hurt her.
Edited at 2012-10-05 03:57 pm (UTC)
it's definitely difficult for people who aren't dealing with it to help
She's really actually quite talented. I think she should pursue more stage stuff. She completely rocked it in RENT.
she even recorded a psa about eating disorders so it's clearly a cause close to her heart, not some publicity stunt.
Maybe these people have a position to discuss what they've been through and hope they can reach out to even a single soul who's struggling with the same feelings.
The right words can change a person. Reading something in an article is what initially flipped a switch a flip in my mind when it came to my eating disorder & body issue troubles.
rme
This whole thing is a PR team working over time, why does she get a Behind the music? Who cares about her? And she's talking about how hard it was for her to sing all the songs by herself and having bulimia (which btw, it would've been nice to talk about how she got better, not that sob story)
idg the hate people have for her
It's really sad to hear about her eating disorder, I'm glad she's better.
So glad she's healthy.