Young actresses who maintain a slim and slender figure have always been the target of tabloids when it comes to eating disorder rumors. Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and the Olsen twins have all been targets of this controversy and while some celebrities choose to ignore the issue, others opt to break their silence.

Such is the case of Shenae Grimes, 90210 star who plays the “pretty, cool, and popular” Annie Wilson on the spin-off series. In an interview with People, the 19-year-old actress disproves the rumor and even urges the public to ask her before believing what they read.

"Nobody has asked me about it," the 90210 star told People.  "I really can't help what someone thinks of me because they are reading a paper and choosing to believe it."

Grimes, who is also noted for her role as Darcy Edwards on Degrassi: The Next Generation, isn't the only one scrutinized by the media.  Tabloids have also targeted some of her 90210 co-stars for their slender figures almost immediately after the show's premiere.  And though she denies having an eating disorder, she does acknowledge the fact that she's no stranger to the topic since she has a close friend who did struggle with it for years.

"It was a huge culture shock," she said.  "It's so frustrating.  These are stories that have been written about everybody.  Of course we're the new girls on a hit show, so we're plopped into these little boxes.  And people buy it.  It makes me totally second guess anything I've ever read about anybody."

Furthermore, Grimes claims she has been thin all her life and has never considered herself unhealthy.

"Meet me in person, and you can't say anything," she said.  "Just because people are calling you skinny doesn't mean I'm like, 'Yay!'  No!  You're telling me I don't look right.  This is me, this is my body — I have accepted it."


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: People
(Image courtesy of The CW)