The weight-shaming culture that sentenced young gymnasts to lifelong health issues
Ellie Marinova says she clearly remembers the moment her eating disorder began to take hold.
After being weighed at the start of a training session, one of her coaches screamed: “You have to lose nine kilos in the next four days or I don’t want to coach you.”
Ellie tells ITV News: “That’s when it really started going downhill.”
“Downhill” is an understatement. Since then, Ellie has spent years in hospital, where she regularly self-harmed and tried to kill herself on several occasions.
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