Hollyoaks star Mikyla Dodd has bravely spoken about the struggle with her weight and the health battle she fought after losing an incredible nine stone.
The 47-year-old actor is among the celebrities who have openly spoken about the challenges of weight loss. Recently, reality star Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace shared the terrifying health scare she faced after using unregulated weight-loss injections.
But Mikyla hopes to inspire others with body-positivity and awareness about eating disorders she has grappled with most of her life.
Mikyla Dodd shares health battle after losing weight
The actress rose to fame as Chloe Bruce on the Channel 4 show Hollyoaks. She struggled with being overweight throughout her teens and twenties.
Mikyla told The Sun that she was 24 stone at her heaviest. She managed to shed nine stone, but it took a toll on her health.
She revealed that she got caught in a cycle of binge eating after achieving a healthy weight. The actress is now starring in the movie A Day With An Eating Disorder. It aims to reduce the stigma associated with the mental condition.
Meanwhile, reflecting on her eating habits, Mikyla said: “I’ve got a very challenging relationship with food.”
She continued: “It dominates my thoughts most of my waking hours and somebody in my family close to me, also has struggled with anorexia nervosa. It doesn’t leave people either, it’s a difficult one.”
‘There’s not just one way to fix someone’
Starring in the movie created by filmmaker Lynn Crilly, Mikyla hopes to “provide voice” to those struggling with eating disorders.
She believes educating younger people about body image issues “really improves the trajectory to a normal, healthy life and experience with food.”
The Hollyoaks star said: “Nobody knows what’s going on behind somebody’s eyes and just appreciating that we’re all having our own struggles in our own way is important.”
Mikyla strongly believes “there’s not just one way to fix someone.” So she encourages people to get the right support that works for them, whether it’s therapy or the right support system to lean on.
Meanwhile, A Day With An Eating Disorder focuses on reducing the stigma surrounding conditions such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia and compulsive exercising.
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