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Fonda speaks of bulimia battle

She said: "For 25 years I could never put a forkful in my mouth without feeling scared."

"I'm 63 years old and only in the last two years have I learned that good enough is good enough."

The star of Barbarella and On Golden Pond was famed for her exercise videos during the 1980s aerobics craze.

Uma: 'I'm overweight'

Actress Uma Thurman has also revealed she has been suffering from a psychological disorder which makes her believe she is overweight.

Speaking to US Talk magazine, the Pulp Fiction star said: "Ever since I had my baby I've that body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).

"I see myself as fat."

BDD is considered a serious illness in which sufferers can have an irrational hatred of parts of their body, making them constantly obsess about it.