BRADY BUNCH COCAINE AND ANOREXIA

Who Isn't Messed Up After The Brady Bunch !

Beloved 1970s TV pin-up Maureen McCormick has stunned fans by confessing she secretly battled cocaine abuse and anorexia at the height of her fame. The actress, who played wholesome Marcia Brady on "The Brady Bunch," has revealed in a new magazine article she spent a decade hiding her demons from friends and fans. McCormick tells People magazine she started the journey toward an eating disorder when as a young actress she gorged herself on ice-cream and didn't gain weight -- because she made herself sick. She says, "It seemed ideal. Once I started, it was hard to stop." A former boyfriend turned the teenage McCormick, now 50, onto cocaine. She adds, "He was friends with people who did drugs. I have a very addictive personality. I know that now." McCormick admits years of therapy and her faith helped her kick her cocaine habit and adopt a healthier lifestyle. She says, "Being able to quit drugs and finding belief in a higher power gave me the tools to end the bulimia." The actress insists one good thing has come out of her own troubled past -- she'll recognize the signs if her own teenage daughter develops drug or anorexia problems. She adds, "She knows what I've been through. I hope that keeps her from making those same mistakes."

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