Inside Outlander star Sam Heughan's heartbreaking health battle which left him feeling 'powerless'
dailyrecord.co.ukOutlander's Sam Heughan has opened up about the dark period he went through with his mental health when he first started to rise to fame as a TV star.The Scots actor, who originally hails from the small village of Balmaclellan in Dumfries, has admitted that he previously underwent some drastic diets and exercise regimes which led to a "low level" eating disorder.The 43-year-old, who plays Jamie Fraser in the historical fiction drama, opened up about how he would "literally starve himself" in his book Waypoints: My Scottish Journey to look his best while he was trying to make it as an actor.
He wrote: "I was careful with my diet but now began to understand the necessity to eat more to allow my body to thrive. I paid attention to calorie intake, and considered every meal in terms of what it might mean for my chances of getting work. "In hindsight, when I consider that time in my life, I recognise that I was living for a while with a low-level eating disorder.
The requirement for an actor to look a certain way has driven me too far at times."He continued: "I rationed what I ate, often consuming just salad and pickles, knowing they were low in calories.
I certainly wasn’t taking on enough fuel for all the running I was doing, let alone for a long day on set."We often talk about pressure on women to conform.
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