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has gotten candid about her struggles with a past eating disorder and how she is now 'choosing myself.'
The 36-year-old actress, who has been , opened up about the topic in an Instagram post on Wednesday in honor of Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
The star additionally included photos from when she was amidst her eating disorder as a teenager as well as images from present day.
'As I begin a new journey with my body for work, it feels like an important moment to acknowledge how much of a rollercoaster it can be to feel unsafe in your own skin,' she began in the caption.
Gonzalez wrote about the 'complicated' relationship she has had with her body which started after her father's death when she was just 12-years-old.
She explained that she 'coped with by eating compulsively - trying to soothe pain I hadn't processed.
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Eiza Gonzalez, 36, has gotten candid about her struggles with a past eating disorder and how she is now 'choosing myself'; seen in 2025 in Florida
The actress opened up about the topic in an Instagram post on Wednesday in honor of Eating Disorder Awareness Week
'By 13, I had gained 30 pounds almost overnight, navigating grief, puberty, and confusion all at once.'
Two years later, she was cast in the series Lola, Erase una vez when she was 15 and was quickly 'thrust into the public eye.'
However, the Baby Driver actress revealed that she has developed a personal confidence over the years.
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'Shockingly, I like myself so much more physically right now than I did in my twenties,' she told the outlet.
'And a part of it, obviously, is maturing and accepting yourself and doing all the hard work, but I also think I look better. I actually think I'm aging into my looks in a way that I personally like.'
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