Strictly's Dianne Buswell opens up about her eating disorder as she reveals it left her 'terrified' to dance
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Strictly's Dianne Buswell opens up about her eating disorder as she reveals it left her 'terrified' to dance

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Dianne Buswell bravely opened up about her battle with an eating disorder that made her 'terrified' to dance. Dianne Buswell bravely opened up about her battle with an eating disorder that made her 'terrified' to dance The Strictly star, 34, revealed she became so obsessed with food and over-exercising it resulted in her becoming anaemic and left her risk of a heart attack During the segment, pictures showed Dianne when she was drastically underweight due to her bulimia. The Strictly pro explained how it became so 'intense' that she 'didn't want to dance anymore' because she was 'afraid' and 'felt physically ill' by her body. Speaking to This Morning hosts Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle, Dianne confessed it became a constant worry that took over her life The BBC star went on to say that becoming a dancer at a young age was difficult because it put a huge about of pressure on her to keep her weight down She said 'weekly weigh-ins' at her dance company completely 'terrified' her as a little girl and her whole week revolved around that Dianne explained how it became so 'intense' that she 'didn't want to dance anymore' because she was 'afraid' and 'felt physically ill' by her body 'I felt physically ill at the thought that my body - I don't even know if I can get through an hour-long show.

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