Linda Evangelista has revealed why she has been a recluse for the past five years, confessing to her nearly one million Instagram followers via a statement that she was "brutally disfigured" half a decade ago.MORE: Linda Evangelista gives her opinion on the new generation of supermodels"Today I took a big step towards righting a wrong that I have suffered and have kept to myself for over five years," the statement began.WATCH: Supermodels bare all for Mario Testino shoot"To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers' careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq's CoolSculpting procedure which did the opposite of what it promised.READ: New mom Naomi Campbell celebrates.
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