Jamil noted during their conversation that when Will & Grace premiered back in 1998, it was during "the height" of Hollywood’s hard-to-obtain beauty standards, before adding that "the physique of the ’90s" was to be "wildly" skinny.
"My body just could not hold out," Messing said. "My adrenals crashed, I was exhausted and it just became clear to me that I couldn’t be healthy and a size 2 at the same time."
Messing also said she wishes she had been kinder to herself and her body during that tumultuous time. "I look back at those pictures and I was beautiful," she shared. "I mourn the fact that that was my interpretation of reality and that was the torture that I put myself through."
If you or someone you know is battling an eating disorder, please contact the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) at 1-800-931-2237 or go to NationalEatingDisorders.org.
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