The cast of Degrassi was no stranger to tackling tough topics on the teen series, but sometimes the issues hit too close to home. Miriam McDonald revealed the writers made her character, Emma, anorexic while the actress was recovering from an eating disorder of her own.The 33-year-old Canadian, who played Emma Nelson on Degrassi: The Next Generation for nine seasons, got emotional during an Instagram Live with former costar Cassie Steele (Manny Santos).“I do not think it was done justice.
That is such a massive issue for me,” McDonald told Steele, 31, on Sunday, June 27, about Emma’s season 5 story line before she started to cry. “They know that my sister passed away after 15 years with a very serious eating disorder, so I think that the
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