Melanie C. opens up about eating disorder during Spice Girls days

According to Entertainment Tonight, Melanie Chisholm, the singer known around the world as Sporty Spice, wasn’t the picture of happiness that she exuded as a member of the Spice Girls. Chisholmrecalled, “I joined the Spice Girls when I was 20, and it was an insane time. I developed an eating disorder.”

She explained, “I was in the spotlight, being photographed constantly, and I started to become self-conscious of my body image.”

Chisholm says that she was in denial about her condition “for a long time” but wanted to get better and underwent multiple forms of therapy to help overcome her issues with food. Today she has a healthy relationship with food.

Self-care and healing, that’s some real girl power.