03-13-2006

Felicity Huffman Felt Bulimia Helped Her With ‘Transamerica’

Felicity Huffman felt qualified to play a pre-operative transsexual in new movie Transamerica because her battles with bulimia taught her all about being unhappy in your own body. The actress, who won an Academy Award nomination for her moving performance in the film, insists her eating disorder prepared her for the challenges of the role.

Huffman says, “I understand the pain and agony of waking up in agony with your own skin. “I had that ‘Just can’t be thin enough’ thing. ‘Hate my body, hate my body, hate my body.’ “There is a small band of normality, and you have to fit inside that band or it causes great pain and struggling. “Whether you’re trying to be a size six or whether you are gay or whether you are transgender, all you experience is ‘I don’t fit in’ and ‘What I’m doing isn’t working’ and ‘I’m below par’.”

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