Camila Mendes Talks Opening Up About Her Eating Disorder on Social Media

Camila Mendes Talks Opening Up About Her Eating Disorder on Social Media

Camila Mendes is owning her truth.

The 24-year-old actress opened up about her personal experiences with eating disorders in an Instagram post in October 2017, and now she’s getting real about what it was like to share such a personal part of herself online for millions of strangers.

In a recent interview with Popsugar, Camila talked about feeling nervous before disclosing the news, but still knowing that it was the right thing to do.

“I remember being super nervous about posting my first post when I talked about my eating disorder,” she said. “The first time I ever opened up about it was on my social media, and I remember thinking, “Wow. This is it. This is the moment of truth. Once I say this, it’s out there, and it’s going to be at everyone’s fingertips, and they’re going to bring it up in interviews, and this is going to be part of my life now. This is going to be a thing that I’m associated with, and people are going to know this about me.” That’s scary because you don’t really know what it’s going to be like after that. You’re kind of taking a leap of faith.”

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