Sarah Ferguson, also known as Fergie, made a heart-wrenching revelation during her appearance on the popular talk show, Loose Women, on Thursday.
The Duchess of York, aged 64, opened up about her tumultuous past, shedding light on her hidden struggle with an eating disorder.
Despite her inner demons, she confessed that when she looks back at photos from the 1980s, she still sees herself as beautiful and thin.
During her interview with Loose Women, Sarah Ferguson expressed her thoughts on her appearance in the 80s, reminiscing about the fashion choices she made back then.
“Recently I’ve been looking back at the 80s in those ridiculous outfits,” she shared.
“And when I look back, I think you’re so beautiful.
You look very slim and beautiful.”
Reflecting on her iconic wedding in 1986, where the entire nation celebrated alongside her, Sarah Ferguson revealed that her relationship with her body took a dark turn from that moment onwards.
“In 1986, the whole country came to see my wedding, and as you can see, it was a very nice dress,” she recalled.
“But to be honest, from that moment on, I was self-loathing.”
Sarah Ferguson’s perspective on her body drastically changed after being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, leading her to undergo a mastectomy.
She now considers her scars a badge of honor and takes pride in them.
Recalling her daughter Eugenie’s wedding, she mentioned how Eugenie confidently wore a V-neck dress, revealing her scoliosis scar.
“I thought, ‘You’re wearing the scar,'” Sarah Ferguson said.
In a lighthearted moment, she even joked, “I think it would be a bit of a hot topic if I showed my scar without clothes.”
This isn’t the first time Sarah Ferguson has spoken out about her struggles with body image and eating disorders.
In a previous interview with Metro, she admitted that her weight was still a trigger for her, particularly before the release of her first young adult novel.
She shared her childhood experience of turning to food for comfort after her mother left, and how it led to an eating disorder.