‘Mormon Wives’ star Layla Taylor reveals yearslong struggle with eating disorder
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Reality TV star Layla Taylor revealed during the tumultuous fourth season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” that she had been quietly struggling with an eating disorder for years.
Taylor, 25, admitted that she has been living with an eating disorder since high school. In an episode of the Utah-based show, Taylor said he had abused GLP-1s and was 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed 99 pounds.
“I don’t think I can ever be small enough in my head,” the model said. “And I know it affects me. Like, I’m so tired all the time because I don’t eat. And every night when I go to bed, my body hurts. I literally lie down and if my knees touch each other, it hurts because I don’t have enough fat in my body to cushion that.”
“I know you’ve gone too far and I’m going too far but I can’t stop,” he added.
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Layla Taylor opened up about her body insecurities in the fourth season of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” (Thomas Concordia/Getty Images for Miami Swim Week: Shows by Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Taylor spoke out about her eating disorder and GLP-1 use after being rejected for a modeling job with a major agency.
“Being rejected by a modeling agency means there’s something wrong with me and they didn’t choose me,” she told friends during the show. “I’ve been struggling so much with self-confidence these past few days that I think, ‘I’m too fat or my face isn’t symmetrical.'”
The mother of two children announced that she has been using GLP-1 for about a year.
“I initially got on them because I felt like I had a stubborn weight that I couldn’t get rid of,” she said in a confessional. “But the problem is people don’t talk about how addictive it is and how hard it is to get off, and it’s this never-ending thing that’s so negative.”
Taylor noted Utah’s obsession with appearance and how it fueled his addiction. “This is a very negative part of Utah culture. I can’t count on two hands how many people I know are abusing GLP-1s like me, and it’s a real problem.”
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Layla Taylor revealed that she has been struggling with an eating disorder since high school. (Jc Olivera/Billboard via Getty Images)
The “Mormon Wives” star admitted she once found validation from people who called her weak in the comments, but the cruel online comments have since become too much to handle.
“I feel like for a long time people were out there calling me sick or saying I looked sick or too skinny. It was almost a dopamine rush for me because I had an eating disorder. It’s like, ‘Someone is noticing the effort I’m making to look this way and it’s kind of paying off.'”
“But now I can’t even post a simple ad to support my family, there aren’t a lot of comments about it and in fact so much is starting to happen that I don’t even want to post it right now because I can’t escape it.”
Layla Taylor confronted her addiction to GLP-1 use during her reality TV show. (Michael Simon/Getty Images)
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Layla Taylor is a mother of two known for her role in “The Secret Lives of Mormon Women.” (Natalie Cass/Getty Images)
Taylor addressed her weight on the series in previous seasons after her co-stars shared their concerns.
“I’ve been skinny my whole life, though. I feel like everyone’s worried right now, but I’ve been skinny my whole life,” she told Demi Engemann.
“Do you think there is a part of you that still struggles with body dysmorphia?” Engemann asked.
“Oh, 100%,” Taylor agreed. “And it’s sad because when you say to me, ‘Oh, you looked like a healthy weight,’ the word ‘healthy’ triggers me when you have an eating disorder, for example.”
“When people tell me I look small and for some reason I’m starting to look sick, it gives me an endorphin rush.”
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