List of people with bulimia nervosa

This is a list of notable people who suffered from bulimia nervosa. Often simply known as bulimia, this is an eating disorder which is characterized by consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time, followed by an attempt to rid oneself of the calories consumed, usually by vomiting, laxative, diuretics or excessive exercise. Eating disorders are known to be more common in people whose occupations involve significant focus on appearance, like athletes or celebrities.

Film and Television Actors

 * Russell Brand (English comedian and actor)
 * Margaret Cho (American actress, author, and comedienne)
 * Candace Cameron Bure (American actress)
 * Sally Field (American actress)
 * Jane Fonda (American actress and fitness instructor)
 * Diane Keaton (American actress)
 * Lindsay Lohan (American actress and singer)
 * Maureen McCormick (American actress)
 * Thandie Newton (British actress)
 * Gilda Radner (American actress and Saturday Night Live comedian)
 * Ally Sheedy (American actress)
 * Jamie-Lynn Sigler (American actress)
 * Yeardley Smith (American actress and voice actress

Music

 * Paula Abdul (American singer, dancer, choreographer, former judge of American Idol)
 * Lily Allen (British singer)
 * Melanie Chrisholm (British singer, formerly of The Spice Girls)
 * Kelly Clarkson (American singer, winner of American Idol season 1)
 * Geri Halliwell (British singer, formerly of The Spice Girls)
 * Elton John (British musician)
 * Lady Gaga (American singer)
 * Demi Lovato (American singer and actress)
 * Katharine McPhee (American singer)
 * Alanis Morissette (Canadian-American musician)
 * Josh Ramsay (Canadian singer, of Marianas Trench)
 * Nicole Scherzinger (American singer, formerly of The Pussycat Dolls)
 * Britney Spears (American singer)
 * Amy Winehouse (British singer)

Other public figures

 * David Coulthard (British F1 Personality)
 * Katie Couric (American television journalist)
 * Diana, Princess of Wales (British princess)
 * Bethenny Frankel (American reality television star)
 * Marya Hornbacher (American author)
 * Sharon Osbourne (British media personality, wife of Ozzy Osbourne)
 * John Prescott (British politician)
 * Joan Rivers (American talk show host and comedian)
 * Richard Simmons (American fitness instructor and television personality)