Laura Prepon is opening up about struggling with an eating disorder for more than a decade, which she says she shared with her mother, Marjorie.The 40-year-old actress talks about her upcoming book,, in a new interview with, in which she discusses her battle with bulimia.
Prepon says her mother «taught» her bulimia, which started when the former star was 15 years old and lasted until she was in her late twenties.Prepon says it all started when she went to an open casting at a modeling agency and was told to lose 25 pounds.
Prepon, who describes herself at the time as «a healthy athletic kid,» decided to try to lose the weight, which became her and her mother's shared interest.