What happened: In late September, the BBC released the documentary “Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia,” which traces “Top Gear” host and retired cricketer Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff’s two-decade struggle with bulimia.
Flintoff shared that recovering from an eating disorder is “an ongoing process” for him, and the documentary made him feel less alone as a man who struggles with disordered eating.
It’s really difficult when you don’t see yourself reflected in the services around you, or you’re told by this lack of visibility, that your experiences aren’t real. — Freddie Flintoff The Frontlines: Disordered eating in men is often underdiagnosed and undertreated because of the stereotype only girls experience eating disorders.
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