PAN AM beauty CHRISTINA RICCI was more than horrified when her secret battle with anorexia was leaked to the press when she was 14 years old.
"Somebody actually found out about it (anorexia) and outed me while I was recovering,” Christina told Marie Claire magazine.
“It was a horrifying thing to do to a 14-year-old trying to cope with a devastating illness."
But Ricci reveals the ordeal taught her a valuable lesson.
"Out of rage, I vowed that no one would ever be able to out me for a secret again.
So I was going to be completely honest in the rest of my life.
"I don't want to be hurt in that way again."
Now Ricci, a healthy 32, is glad to have moved past her troubles
"I'm so glad I'm not 20 years old anymore. I was in a hurricane.
"I'm a lot calmer now. I don't cause destruction for myself and others everywhere I go.
“I take things as they happen.”
