Actress Candice Bergen has hit out at her fellow actresses for their unhealthy attitude to weight and declared herself “a champion eater”.
The Boston Legal star opened up about her body image in new book A Fine Romance, saying that she has no concerns about the fact that she has put on weight in recent years.
“Let me just come right out and say it: I am fat. In the past 15 years… I have put on 30 pounds,” she revealed.
“I live to eat. None of this ‘eat to live’ stuff for me. I am a champion eater. No carb is safe — no fat, either.”
The 68-year-old also highlighted the prevalence of eating disorders within the industry, saying her contemporaries are regularly shocked by her approach to food.
“At a recent dinner party, I shared bread and olive oil, followed by chocolate ice cream with my husband. A woman near me looked at me, appalled, and I thought, ‘I don’t care’.
“[Thin women] maintain their weight by routinely vomiting after major meals consisting of a slice of steak or a filet of fish. I am incapable of this. Dieting is out of my purview. I crave cookies… all the things that dilate my pupils.”
