Olympic Swimmer Amanda Beard Confesses To Cutting, Bulimia And Drug Use
Posted on Apr 01, 2012 @ 07:00AM - 6 comments
Amanda Beard was America's sweetheart in the pool when she burst onto the competitive swimming stage at the 1996 Olympics when she was just 14.
But life was anything but sweet for Amanda, whose horrifying memoir, In the Water They Can't See You Cry, hits stores April 3.
Even while winning Olympic Gold and having a successful modeling career for companies like Go Daddy, Beard was abusing drugs and alcohol, cutting herself and becoming bulimic.
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The pressure to win -- she has seven Olympic medals -- and going through her parents' divorce, overwhelmed Beard, she confesses. She was clinically depressed through her teens and into her mid-20s.
Fortunately she finally sought help, and is now happily married and the mom to a two-year-old son.
Lindsay's Recent Cuts
Posted on Nov 11, 2009 @ 07:50PM - Add a comment
Lindsay Lohan's arm shows signs of recently healed cuts
