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Jameela Jamil
Karwai Tang/WireImageJameela Jamil is increasingly open about weight loss trends while also opening up about her recovery from an eating disorder.
“A lot of people in my industry just take it from slim to super skinny to finally get to a docile figure to fit into docile sample sizes…. it was hard to watch,” Jamil, 38, wrote via Instagram on Friday, December 27. “Especially for those of us who have struggled with eating disorders. Who are they doing it for anyway?”
Jamil said she plans to “sit out this cycle”. She continued, “Curves will be back.” They always do. Then they leave again. Then come back. I don’t play with my brain, heart, bone density or metabolism for a trend. You can’t stay behind in the LOOP. WHAT ARE WE TEACHING THE CHILDREN?!”
In addition to the message, Good place alum shared a photo of her smiling softly into the camera while holding an object in her hand.
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“Damn it. The height of my anorexia pretending to eat chocolate,” Jamil captioned the photo. “Pretending to be happy. Pretend you’re not on the verge of passing out.”
In another image, Jamil looked off into the distance as she smiled and held her hair back while rocking a black one-piece swimsuit and sunglasses. In the last picture, Jamil was dancing in the water and eating a slice of pizza.
“May I have the strength in this era of ozempic heroin chic in my field to continue the good work I’ve done on my brain throughout the year 2025,” she captioned the video. “I’d rather leave the industry than be dragged back.”
Over the years, Jamil has been critical of the cause weight loss trends and products. In 2023, she was honest about her views on people allegedly using Ozempic for weight loss reasons.
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“I said what I said about the potential harm to people who take diabetes medication just to lose weight. I’m worried about everyone in the next few years,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “Wealthy people buy these things on prescription for over $1,000.” Real diabetics experience a deficiency. It’s a mainstream craze in Hollywood now.’
“I HOPE it doesn’t end up the same way we were told opioids are safe. There is almost no mention of side effects in any online advertising,” she continued. “I’m deeply concerned but I can’t change any of your opinions because fat phobia has our generation in a choke hold.”
While reflecting on his journey, Jamil shared an episode from 2019 Evolving Hollywood that she started struggling with his body at a young age.
“I felt embarrassed that I had a little 7-year-old belly,” she explained. “By the time I was about 11 or 12, I was very, very ashamed because I wanted to look like all the anorexic models in my magazines, and by the time I was about 13, I was fully anorexic.”
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After becoming “totally disabled” in a car accident at the age of 17, Jamil said she had an epiphany. “This body was doing so much for me the whole time and I was just starving it and actively actively hurting it and trying to kill it the whole time,” she said.
While the incident marked a turning point for Jamil, the actress said she continued to struggle with her body for years afterwards. She said: “I still had an anorexic mentality that lasted until I was 28, 29.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, visit National Alliance for Eating Disorders website or call their hotline at +1 (866) 662-1235. Text “ALLIANCE” to 741741 toll free, 24/7 support.
