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Freddie Flintoff Living with Bulimia
Freddie Flintoff Living with Bulimia
In this powerful and unflinching documentary, Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff goes
on an acutely personal journey into the eating disorder he has kept secret
for over 20 years – bulimia.
Freddie reveals how bulimia has played a part in the course of his life. He
discusses his experience in visceral detail and meets specialists and young
men with eating disorders across the UK. Together they challenge, with
incredible honesty and humility, some of the stereotypes that men and boys
in their position face – that is, suffering with a serious mental health
condition that is perceived to be something ‘only girls get’ – and finally
give a public voice to a much-misunderstood illness.
Experts estimate that over 1.5 million people in the UK have an eating
disorder like bulimia, of which 25 per cent are male. And yet eating
disorders are still considered to be illnesses that only teenage girls
suffer with. As a result, boys and men with eating disorders most often live
in silence with the double stigma of having a mental health condition that
is not recognised in their gender.
Ultimately, Freddie must ask himself whether he needs professional treatment
to tackle his eating disorder once and for all
Freddie Flintoff Living with Bulimia
Production: BBC
Duration: 58:00 min
Language: English
