That was 'just the way their bodies were'. In Amerika was de serie te zien op FOX, in Nederland op Net5 en RTL 5, in België op KanaalTwee. I was working 15-hour days on the set and then I was dealing with the end of the show, which was basically my life.”, Ally, who now stars in ‘Brothers and Sisters’, was never surprised about the way she looked after experiencing eating disorder and said, “I have honestly never dieted in my life. Yes, this is a problem that reaches far beyond the influence of a cast from a popular dramedy that was on television a decade ago. My parents and friends tell me that I have always looked the same since high school. Ally McBeal Genre Dramedy Speelduur 45 minuten Bedenker David E. Kelley Hoofdrollen Calista Flockhart … And it was all served up with the snide implications that if you weren't shaped like these women, well, put down the burger, fatty. It was a witty and sort-of risque dramedy series with a large ensemble cast, set in a law firm. What I remember most distinctly about the late 90's Ally McBeal body type hubbub was their dogged instances that none of the stars had eating disorders. LONDEN (ANP) - De Amerikaanse actrice Calista Flockhart heeft na jaren toegegeven dat zij een eetprobleem had toen ze de titelrol speelde in de televisieserie Ally McBeal. Na Broadway en rollen in de films Quiz Show en The Birdcage, werd ze voornamelijk bekend door haar titelrol in de televisieserie Ally McBeal.Haar gewichtsverlies gedurende de eerste paar seizoenen van de show was aanleiding voor geruchten dat ze zou lijden aan Anorexia nervosa.. Ze is op 15 juni 2010 met acteur Harrison Ford getrouwd. If anything, I resented them: I could tell by looking at them that they were dieting in an unhealthy fashion, but they just seemed more successful at it than I. But during (Ally McBeal), when we were filming and working so hard, I became stressed and did not eat as much as I should.”, Expressing her doubt on whether ‘Ally McBeal’ is responsible for her bony looks, TV.com quotes the star as saying: “I’ve often wondered if I wasn’t on that show, anorexia may not have happened. Yesterday on Oprah, Portia de Rossi discussed her battles with anorexia and bulimia that climaxed while starring on Ally McBeal with other exceedingly thin actresses. Actress Calista Flockhart made headlines after she confessed to her stint with anorexia during the shooting of her hit show ‘Ally McBeal’. My experience was, of course, not universal; this sort of journey through hell is unique to each individual who goes through it. On television, she is best known for her roles as the title character on Mogelijk remake van Ally McBeal Productiemaatschappij 20th TV wil een remake maken van de serie Ally McBeal. Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress. Her name is Courtney Thorne-Smith, and she has an eating disorder.The former star of Ally McBeal tells US Weekly that the pressure to be thin ultimately led her to quit the Fox dramedy. I remember reading it and Calista was denying that she had anorexia, but the article stated (either through Flockhart or her personal trailer) that she didn’t have pizza as a part of her diet. Even now, I can’t put into words what exactly happened.”, The sudden collapse of Calista on the set of ‘Ally McBeal’ raised a flurry of questions over her eating habits and now while talking about her thinness during the show, Flockhart said, “I started under-eating, over-exercising, pushing myself too hard and brutalizing my immune system. It's not like I looked up to them, or even really blamed them personally for my problems. Other celebrities who have suffered from eating disorders include Mary-Kate Olsen,Sharon Osbourne, Daniel Johns, Oprah Winfrey and Jane Fonda. The media accused her of being anorexic, but she denied everything. AFTER EIGHT STRAIGHT SEASONS ON SERIES TELEVISION—five on Melrose Place and three on Ally McBeal—Courtney Thorne-Smith is currently, and quite intentionally, unemployed.At the end of last season, the actor asked the producers of Ally to release her from her contract. I didn’t decide to not be anorexic either. Portia de Rossi, an actress known for ‘Ally McBeal’ and is now the wife of talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, has been quite open about her battle with anorexia a decade ago. De serie liep op de Amerikaanse televisie van 1997 tot 2002. Posts about anorexia written by alexissbca. The Emmy Award nominated actress was heavily criticized for her emaciated looks and she repeatedly denied suffering from anorexia. “My struggle with anorexia, coming to terms with my sexuality, I realized I had struggled with self-acceptance my whole life. Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart has admitted she suffered from anorexia while filming the hit law-firm TV comedy. A closeted lesbian, Portia says she was terrified of being outed. It's just that the standard for 'perfect size' has swung back to the incredibly toned, incredibly muscular, pillates and yoga worked over, aesthetic. I guess I just didn’t find time to eat. It was all 'natural'. In 2007 wordt de serie herhaald op RTL 8. I decided not to die. Her eating disorder started during the show, says Portia, who, at one time, was surviving on less than 300 calories a day. She was also waging a vicious battle with anorexia and bulimia. Tags: Ally McBeal, Anorexia, Bulimia, Ellen Degeneres, Portia de Rossi, Unbearable Lightness When Ellen DeGeneres started seeing someone new a few years back, all I knew about this person, Portia de Rossi , is that she was the fierce icy blond on Ally McBeal . I am much more healthy these days.”. And now that these women are speaking out about their problems and confirming that, yes, they suffered from terrible eating disorders and body image, we're still being told that the problems with our bodies is that we eat too much, fatties. I hated every bit of attention on my weight and size. Obviously I don't blame these women for that, but I can honestly say that as stupid as it sounds, their existence was a contributing factor in hating my own body. I’m born in ’84 and Ally McBeal got big when I was in my early teens. At the height of her fame, playing Nelle Porter in hit comedy Ally McBeal, the actress was portrayed as ‘the hot bombshell’ and was terrified of being outed, fearing it would damage her career. In her book, Unbearable Lightness de Rossi revealed that she suffered from anorexia and bulimia while she was starring in Ally McBeal. They 'ate healthy'. Home U.K. Still, that didn’t mean I didn’t know about it. 3. Actress Calista Flockhart made headlines after she confessed to her stint with anorexia during the shooting of her hit show ‘ Ally McBeal ’. Initially, while the media had been speculating she must be suffering from an eating disorder, Calista blamed her small bone structure for her gaunt looks. Apr 7, 2006. Lawyer who got skinnier and skinnier over the years, while her lips just got bigger and bigger, until finally, she turned into a suction-cup dart. The couple married in 2008 and are now one of Hollywood's most celebrated couples. CALISTA Flockhart (left) has admitted for the first time she did not eat properly while starring as Ally McBeal. In her 2010 autobiography Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain, de Rossi revealed that a life-long struggle with eating disorders intensified during the time she was on Ally McBeal. Talking about her tight and hectic ‘Ally McBeal’ routine, Calista once said, “At the time of all that, I was seriously stressed. Eating disorders didn’t begin in the 1990s, but they reached a new level of prominence in that decade. [quote]r112 Who/What is an Ally McBeal? At the time, I was 19, and that was the year that I started taking prescription diet pills. Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama television series, originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002. ... rose to fame in 1998 when she joined the cast of the hit TV series "Ally McBeal." But these women provided an extreme visual, and we well know the impact that these visuals can ultimately have. The 50-year-old actress looked flawless in workout attire, appearing fit and healthy nearly two decades after she was publicly rumored to be anorexic during her time on Ally McBeal. The other actresses also seemed to start shrinking. One issue had Flockhart on the cover. The series received critical acclaim in its early seasons, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedyin 1997 and 1998, and also winnin… Nevertheless: I think that it's admirable that de Rossi is speaking openly about it now, and perhaps in some way it could help a younger girl who is unhappy with what she sees in the mirror. 19 March 2006. Former Ally McBeal star Portia is fiercely loyal to Ellen, who she met in 2004 Credit: Alamy 17 The actress has now been married to Ellen for 12 years Credit: Time & Life Pictures Ally McBeal is a woman who falls down, who throws her shoes. I didn’t decide to become anorexic. Unfortunately, nobody's having it. And in de Rossi's current media rounds, there doesn't seem to be much acknowledgment of that. But before Portia found love and happiness, she says she spent years living a secret life. We shouldn't be looking for an apology; she doesn't owe us anything. Former “Ally McBeal” star Calista Flockhart has admitted she suffered from anorexia. Ally McBeal is een Amerikaanse televisieserie, een zogenaamde "dramedy", bedacht door David E. Kelley. While she did say that public figures who stay closeted do a disservice to younger gay people who are struggling with coming out, she didn't recognize that the same is true for actresses who secretly starve themselves (which in de Rossi's case meant consuming only 150 calories per day). Actress Calista Flockhart made headlines after she confessed to her stint with anorexia during the shooting of her hit show ‘Ally McBeal’. The star's struggle with anorexia and bulimia started when she was modeling at age 12. Her ‘Ally McBeal’ co-star, Courtney Thorne-Smith, also suffered from anorexia while on the show. It's genuinely great that these women are being open about their past struggles, but that honesty would have been much more appreciated, by me at least, back in the late '90s when seeing these women on magazine covers and red carpet specials—with their bones protruding through their skin—had such an oppressive impact. In 2002, however, she admitted that she stopped eating due to her grueling schedule. Initially, while the media had been speculating she must be suffering from an eating disorder, Calista blamed her small bone structure for her gaunt looks. I'm afraid that's all I'll be known for." 'Ally McBeal had wel eetprobleem' 8 april 2006, 15:14. Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart has admitted she suffered from anorexia while filming the hit law firm TV comedy. Actress Portia De Rossi developed anorexia while starring in Ally Mcbeal, because she used co-star Calista Flockhart and the other thin women on the show as her role models. After de Rossi joined the cast of Ally McBeal in 1998, the media focus on Calista Flockhart's thinness shifted to other women on the show, as they dropped a significant amount of weight. Anorexic Calista Flockhard played the central character, Ally. But this is an opportunity for a discussion that should be had. while filming the hit law firm TV comedy. I didn’t watch Ally McBeal growing up; I was only 13 when it premiered, and I’m sure its sexual repertoire meant it was something I wasn’t allowed to watch. I didn’t really know at that point what it was like to be a celebrity and the only people I knew at the time who had a similar experience where these women I worked with.”, And now when Flockhart recalls her brush with the media about her anorexia, she is unhappily quoted as saying, “I think, on a frame like mine, if I lose a few pounds, it makes a big difference. Initially, while the media had been speculating she must be suffering from an eating disorder, Calista blamed her small bone structure for her gaunt looks. Her weight-loss made waves. Promoting her book Unbearable Lightness—which chronicles how her eating disorder spiraled out of control, leading her body (at 82 pounds) to begin the stages of organ failure—de Rossi told her personal story of how her discomfort with her body went hand-in-hand with being afraid to admit that she's gay. It sneaked up on me disguised as a healthy diet, a professional attitude. Yesterday on Oprah, Portia de Rossi discussed her battles with anorexia and bulimia that climaxed while starring on Ally McBeal with other exceedingly thin actresses. Since starring on Ally McBeal, both Courtney Thorne Smith and (reportedly) Calista Flockhart have also commented on their extreme dieting. Tags: Ally McBeal, Anorexia, Bulimia, Ellen Degeneres, Portia de Rossi, Unbearable Lightness When Ellen DeGeneres started seeing someone new a few years back, all I knew about this person, Portia de Rossi , is that she was the fierce icy blond on Ally McBeal . Calista Flockhart: Anorexia rumors abound. ALLY MCBEAL'S COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH SAYS SHE'S FED UP WITH THE PRESSURE TO BE THIN. However, she didn't acknowledge the effect the casts' unspoken competitive dieting had on female viewers. But in coming forward, the media seems to sidestep the impact—contagion effect, even—these women had. Calista Flockhart admits to bout with anorexia. 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