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Emmerdale's Gemma Oaten says anorexia battle left her 24 hours from death

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Emmerdale star Gemma Oaten has revealed her devastating battle with anorexia left her 24 hours from death. The actress, 36, began struggling with food aged 10 and was diagnosed with the eating disorder when she was just 12.

She was admitted to a child psychiatric unit and warned that she would have just 24 hours to live if she didn't eat or drink.

Speaking to The Sun, she explained: "I just restricted my eating completely. "I constantly felt fat. It was just a spiral. I became a prisoner of my own mind..." Gemma, who made her name playing Rachel Breckle in the ITV soap, previously gave a Ted Talk about the severity of her anorexia and the moment she was taken into psychiatric care.

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