Christina Ricci on Anorexia

Actress Christina Ricci, 22, had planned to keep her gruelling fight with Anorexia under wraps, but when she realised the story had been exposed, she made sure it was told accurately.

She says, "A reporter found out that I had anorexia when I was younger and sort of outed me. It was never my choice to talk about it.

"I didn't have it because something extreme was going on in my life or because I was an actress. I saw so many kids around me who weren't in the public eye going through the same thing.

"The reason I don't like to talk about it is because sometimes even making cautionary statements can give people ideas.

"I've also learned that the only way anything can be revealed about you is if you actually keep secrets."

And now that the Hollywood stunner is over her illness, she wants to be honoured for her penchant for sweet foods.

She adds, "I don't have any sort of food problems like I used to. And I really do like junk food. I'd like to have a chocolate cheesecake named after me."