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Kristin Davis opens up about having ‘disordered eating’

Kristin Davis reveals Sarah Jessica Parker warned her about her body dysmorphia
  • Kristin Davis disclosed on her podcast, Are You a Charlotte?, that continuous discussion about her body during her time on Sex and the City caused her to develop disordered eating.
  • She recounted that co-star Sarah Jessica Parker once suggested she had body dysmorphia, a notion Davis initially dismissed, believing it was due to public perception of her 'pear-shaped' figure.
  • Davis confessed to engaging in extreme dieting, including an instance where she fainted in a car park, as a result of the intense scrutiny and pressure regarding her appearance.
  • She also shared that fans would often comment on her not being 'fat' when meeting her, which she understood as a compliment but felt was in comparison to Sarah Jessica Parker.
  • The Sex and the City spin-off, And Just Like That..., is set to conclude after its third season.
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