The following article contains mentions of disordered eating, mental health issues, pregnancy loss, and addiction.
But before she was famous, Lawson was tragically the victim of some extreme bullying.
“I’ve had guns pulled on me.
Large sharp things thrown at me.
Really bad things,” Lawson explained.
“People can be really, really cruel.
[Bullying] is sad and it takes a while to get over.”
As a teen, the actor had anorexia nervosa, which she wrote about forLenny Letterin December 2017.
“There is a part of my brain that defies logic,” Bellisario explained.
In college, Bellisario’s weight dropped significantly and she was hospitalized.
In 2017, Bellisario’s movie “Feed” was released, which she based on her tragic experience.
If you need help with an eating disorder, or know someone who does, help is available.
Ashley Benson, for example, got to have some fun with her hair.
And my mother was very inspirational because she wouldn’t let it get her down."
“[E]ven when it’s offensive.”
“The changes that were happening to me were documented on camera,” the actor began.
“I went up to over 15 gynecologists.
… One gynecologist told me to my face that I was lying,” she said.
Eventually, Pieterse visited an endocrinologist who took her concerns seriously.
After a blood test, she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal disorder.
That is until she was written off in a Season 5 episode.
“So it was really hard.”
Parrish married her dream man Chris Long in September 2018 after getting engaged to him almost a year prior.
Not long after her wedding, Parrish shared anInstagramtribute.
With their kids, Mitchell and her longtime partner Matte Babel have formed a sweet family unit of four.
And while they seem to have the perfect life now, they hit a rough patch back in 2018.
“[I]t was extremely difficult,” she shared.
Mitchell was 14 weeks along when she miscarried.
“At that point, I had no idea the percentage of miscarriages.
When it happened, I was just completely blindsided by it,” she said.
Unfortunately, Mitchell also encountered difficulty while pregnant with Atlas because she experienced prepartum depression.
However, when Season 3 came about, fans soon noticed that Blackburn’s character had practically disappeared.
“I had to step down from filming season 4.”
While he didn’t elaborate much further, Blackburn did say that the showrunners were compassionate.
When she was 14 years old, she developed an unhealthy obsession with exercise and restrictive eating.
On the"The Diary of a CEO"podcast in February 2023, Hale addressed her eating disorder.
How much did I eat?
How much did I work out?"
“I would step on a scale 30 times a day.”
After many attempts over the years to get sober, she celebrated three years of sobriety in January 2025.
If you or anyone you know needs help with addiction issues, help is available.
Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Combs shared a sweetInstagramtribute at the time, posting several snaps of the two actors together.
“My better half of 31 years.
“A part of me is missing.”
“You were and will be forevermore my sister,” she added.
But tragically, Sursok deals with something many other parents can probably relate to: parental guilt.
“[Anxiety] used to paralyze me.
Sursok explained that, fortunately, speaking about her issues openly has resulted in connection.
People have come forward with their stories in response, inspiring the television star to continue with her efforts.
Lowe shared a heartbreakingInstagrampost shortly after his Palisades home was destroyed, showcasing what little stood standing.
“This is what remains of 10 years of building our lives.
Our hearts are broken,” he wrote.
“Home really is where the heart is.
Hold those you love close,” the actor added.
