Tess Holliday opens up about response to anorexia diagnosis

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I am plus-size, but advocating for diversity and larger bodies, and so I think for people hearing me say I’m anorexic was really jarring and hard and confusing.” According to Holliday, the response from people surprised by her diagnosis has shown the “larger problem” of lack of diversity and representation. “But then, for me, that tells me that there’s a larger problem which I’ve been actually saying for years is that we have a like, a lack of diversity and representation in the world.” Going forward, Holliday told GMA that she hopes to use her platform to help others who may be in the same position. “To everyone that keeps saying ‘you’re looking healthy lately’ or ‘You are losing weight, keep it up!’ Stop,” Holliday wrote, adding: “Don’t. Thanks.” In the same post, Holliday acknowledged that she has lost weight because she is “healing from an eating disorder and feeding my body regularly for the first time in my entire life”.