Emma Duffy, 24, from Chesterfield, is so gripped by anorexia she relies on liquid nutrition to survive and has tried to kill herself nine times. Her problems began when was just eight when she overheard a dance teacher saying one of the other girls would never make it as a dancer because she was too overweight.
Her mother Beverley today released a shocking picture of her daughter on her hospital bed in a bid to highlight her plight. She said: 'She told me that her and a friend heard the comment about another pupil and instantly started watching what they ate. But watching what they eat, for Emma, soon turned into an illness, which completely ruled her life. It's really heartbreaking, the whole situation.'
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