Model Bridget Malcolm opens up about her battle with an eating disorder in candid blog post

Australian model Bridget Malcolm has revealed her struggles with a debilitating eating disorder.

The Victoria's Secret angel, 26, opened up about her "disordered eating" and battles with body dysmorphia in response to an anonymous letter from a fan on her blog.

"I get a lot of messages like this one, and each one just breaks my heart. I can recognise the fear and self-doubt in each one of them, because I have lived it," she wrote in response to the letter, which detailed the unnamed girl's struggle to gain weight.

A hugely successful international model, Malcolm has worked for major brands including Ralph Lauren, walked in the 2015 and 2016 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows, and last year was named Playboy’s Playmate of the Year.

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The Perth-born beauty admitted food became the "enemy" during her struggle to take "control" of her own life as her career began to build.

"The desire to disappear is seductive. It is bred from a place of feeling alone and unseen, and it grants the user a sense of clarity and safety," she wrote. 

"If the world around you is completely unreliable and unknown, at least you can control your food intake."

Malcolm revealed she sought help from a therapist in order to get her life back on track and regain a healthy relationship with food.

She also now eats three meals a day - "even if I don't want to" - and keeps her exercise to four times a week for no more than an hour at a time.

"I was completely in denial about how much my food intake was linked to my self worth and sense of control, and having someone there to talk about my deeply ingrained thought processes was invaluable," she explained.
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"Eventually you start to celebrate achievements. That time I went to Mexico and finally ate the guacamole. My first mouthful of fruit in years. Bread."

Earlier this year, Malcolm made headlines when she apologised to her followers for promoting a "unhealthy" diet.

"I now know that I was completely in the depths of body dysmorphia and it really worries me that I was not a positive role model out there," she explained.

"I do genuinely want to be someone who uses her platform mindfully and in a positive way, and even when I was at my most unwell, I wanted to be a good role model."

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