I suffered from eating disorders: Lily Collins

Los Angeles, Jan 26: Actress Lily Collins says she has a personal connection to her "To the Bone" character, who battles anorexia, as she also once suffered from a eating disorder."This movie was really important to me to be a part of because, as a teenager, I suffered from eating disorders," Collins said at the Sundance Film Festival, reports variety.com."This is the first time I m talking about it. This is my moment of talking about it. It s important. It s really important. "It s something that a lot of young women go through and there s no shame in it, and this movie is about that -- it s about embracing your past and about realising that it s something that doesn t define who you are, but it s about your experiences, surrounding yourself with people that support you, and about surviving and getting through it," she added.