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Olympic Swimmer Amanda Beard Confesses To Cutting, Bulimia And Drug Use


Posted on Apr 01, 2012 @ 07:00AM - 6 comments

By Radar Staff

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.

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

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Mel B Lists Her Los Angeles Area Estate For $3.45 Million – Take A Peek Inside


Posted on Jan 22, 2012 @ 05:00PM - 5 comments

By Radar Staff

Singer and reality star Mel B and her husband, producer Stephen Belafonte, have put their Tarzana, Calif. estate on the market at $3.45 million.

Singer and reality star Mel B and her husband, producer Stephen Belafonte, have put their Tarzana, Calif. estate on the market at $3.45 million.

The country French-style house has five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a state of the art kitchen, and a gym in 8,200 sq. ft. The compound has a detached recording studio and detached movie theater.  There’s also the all-important swimming pool, a cabana, and beautifully manicured landscaping.

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The former Spice Girl and Dancing with the Stars contestant is now a judge for the Australian version of The X Factor.

She’s only owned the gated property in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley home for two years, after paying $3.15 million for it.

As RadarOnline.com exclusively revealed, Mel may reunite with Victoria Beckham and the rest of the Spice Girls for a performance at the summer Olympics in London.

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