Charity calls out Kristen Stewart for ‘irresponsible’ comments about Diana’s bulimia

Kristen Stewart has come under fire from an eating disorder charity after the Spencer actor commented on ‘trying’ to portray Princess Diana’s bulimia in the film, reported The Daily Mail.

Stewart, 31, who bagged an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Diana in the Pablo Larraine film, told Vanity Fair in a recent interview that she tried her best to not let Diana’s illness be ‘glossed over’.

“I couldn’t throw up on this movie, even when I really should have. I felt like absolute s*** and I could not get it up, and I know it was because my body was just like… the idea of that was so untouchable,” she had said.

Reacting to her comment, Tom Quinn of Beat, an eating disorder charity, told Mirror that while actors may “want to get as close to their characters as possible, doing so in this way brings a huge risk to their health.”

“Depicting eating disorders on screen can be a brilliant way to raise awareness of these serious mental illnesses, but it’s crucial this is done responsibly,” Quinn said.

“We’d urge the film industry to protect professionals working in this space, for instance by dedicating time and resources to eating disorder training,” he added.

The film itself was also accused of ‘glamorising’ Diana’s bulimia, with Martha Williams, a Clinical Advice Coordinator for Beat, saying, “Some aspects of the film, we felt, seemed to glamorise the eating disorder. At one point there was an image of Diana wearing a ball gown and slouching over the toilet.”

Stewart or her team have not yet responded to the criticism.