BB10 Karly: 'Fame gave me bulimia'

Karly Ashworth has revealed that she struggled with bulimia after appearing on Big Brother.

According to the Daily Record, Ashworth was desperate to stay slim after leaving the house.

"I would find myself always eating out in the nicest restaurants," she said. "I felt I often needed to eat as I was the one being taken out for dinner.

"Not wanting to be rude, I would eat the food in front of me, but was always conscious of how unhealthy what I was eating was. Let's be honest, who can eat out every day and night and stay thin?"

She continued: "I would often, but not always, find I would excuse myself from the table and go to the bathroom to throw up. Looking back, I know now that this was unhealthy, but at the time I remember all that was going through my head was, 'I need to stay thin'. Being away from my friends and family at the time, I had no-one for support but myself."

Ashworth added that she hid her eating disorder from her family and friends, but explained that she now has a healthier lifestyle.

"I am completely back to my old self now, thank goodness," she said.

Earlier this year, Ashworth threatened legal action against her ex-boyfriend and former housemate Kenneth Tong when nude photographs of her leaked onto the internet.