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Originally Posted by UK Press Association. Former deputy prime minister John Prescott revealed he suffered from bulimia, it has been reported.
Mr Prescott writes in the Sunday Times: "I've never confessed it before. Out of shame, I suppose, or embarrassment or just because it's such a strange thing for someone like me to confess to."
He adds: "I'm sure it was to do with stress. I wasn't doing it all the time, and there would be gaps of weeks and months, but during those years when we first got into power, I let things get on top of me and took refuge in stuffing my face."
Mr Prescott details his battle with the illness in his memoirs, which are to be serialised in the newspaper in May.
He says that the condition was stress-related, spanning from as early as the 1980s when he was in Labour's shadow cabinet.
Although he tried to keep his bulimia secret from wife Pauline, she realised what was wrong and persuaded him to see a doctor, the newspaper reports.
A consultant confirmed he had bulimia nervosa.
Prescott, who resigned last June and will retire as an MP at the next election, says he recovered from the illness more than a year ago.
He is supporting an NHS campaign to raise awareness of eating disorders. |
Well spank my ass and call me Charlie, JP-Hooker was one of the last people I
ever expected to admit to having bulimia. Fair play to him admitting to it and attempting to raise awareness of the issue... But... Surely I'm not the only one to see the amusing side to this story?
