‘Mormon Wives’ star Layla Taylor reveals years of struggle with eating disorder
NEWNow you can listen to Fox News articles!
Reality TV star Layla Taylor revealed that she has been quietly struggling with an eating disorder for years on the tumultuous season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
Taylor, 25, admitted she has struggled with an eating disorder since high school. During an episode of the show in Utah, Taylor said he was abusing GLP-1s and weighed 99 pounds at 5’10”.
“I feel like, I don’t think I’ll ever be young enough in my head,” the actress said. “And I know it affects me. Like, I’m always so tired because I don’t eat. And my body hurts every night when I sleep. I lay on the floor, and when my knees touch, it hurts because I don’t have enough fat in my body to build them.”
“I know it’s going too far, and I’m too far, but I can’t stop,” he added.
MORMON WIVES STAR SAYS PLASTIC SHOW IS THE NIGHT OF HER LIFE AND TV CAREER
Layla Taylor opened up about her insecurities during the fourth season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” (Thomas Concordia/Getty Images for Miami Swim Week: The Shows, Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Taylor opened up about her eating disorder and using GLP-1 after being turned down for a modeling job at a major agency.
“To be rejected by a modeling company, that means there is something wrong with me that they didn’t choose me,” he told his friends during the show. “So I feel like, the last few days I’ve been struggling so much with my confidence that I’m like, ‘I’m overweight or my face isn’t even.’
The mother of two revealed that she had been using GLP-1 for about a year.
“I first climbed into them because I feel like I have a strong weight that I can’t get off,” he said when he pleaded guilty. “But the thing is people don’t talk about how addictive this is and how hard it is to get off, and it’s just a chronic thing that’s not very good.”
Taylor pointed out Utah’s obsession with looks and how it shaped his addiction. “It’s a terrible part of Utah culture. I can’t even count on both hands how many people I know who abuse GLP-1, like me, and it’s a real problem.”
LIKE YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE FUN NEWS
Layla Taylor revealed that she has had an eating disorder since high school. (Jc Olivera / Billboard via Getty Images)
The “Mormon Wives” star admitted that she once received validation from people who called her thin in her comments, but the endless online comments have since become too much for her.
“I feel like for a long time there, people were calling me sick or saying I looked sick or too small – It was almost a dopamine rush for me because I felt like I had an eating disorder. It’s like, ‘Somebody notices all this work I put in to look this way, and it’s paying off in a way.’
“But now I can’t even post a simple ad to make money to feed my family without it getting a lot of comments, and actually a lot is starting to appear that I don’t even want to post right now because I can’t avoid it.
Layla Taylor faced her addiction to GLP-1 use during a reality TV show. (Michael Simon / Getty Images)
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Layla Taylor is a mother of two known for her role on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” (Natalie Cass/Getty Images)
Taylor has talked about her weight on the show in past seasons after her teammates shared her concerns.
“I’ve been skinny my whole life, though. I feel like everyone is worried right now, but I’ve been skinny my whole life,” she told Demi Engemann.
“Do you think there is a part of you that still struggles with body dysmorphia?” Engemann asked.
“Oh, 100%,” Taylor agreed. “And it’s sad because it’s like when you tell me, ‘Oh, you looked like a healthy weight,’ like if you have an eating disorder, the word ‘healthy’ wakes me up.”
“When people tell me I look young, and I start to look sick, for some reason, in my twisted brain, that gives me an endorphin rush.”
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS PROGRAM
