Former Eastenders actress, Natalie Cassidy came close to developing an eating disorder in a bid to control her weight.
According to The Daily Mail, the 25-year-old, lost two and a half stone and dropped down to a size eight for her DVD, 'Natalie Cassidy: Then and Now'.
After the release of the fitness video, she split from her personal trainer Dee Thresher and carried on losing weight through her own unhealthy eating plan, which included taking laxatives.
She told Heat magazine: "There were nights I would go out for dinner and then I'd go home and take laxatives because I didn't want the food inside me."
Natalie was originally thrilled when she lost weight for the fitness DVD through a combination of healthy eating and working out.
With the response to her transformation, the actress admits she soon became obsessed with her weight and her appearance.
She said: "I really wasn't well. I was bordering on having an eating disorder. I looked too thin. I can honestly say I wasn't happy then."
Now a size 14, Natalie is happier with her weight, although she admits she would like to improve her eating plan and tone up.
She added: "I just want to be normal, and if that means me staying this size, then I'll stay this size."
