Katharine McPhee's Bulimia Battle

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Does it say her boyfriend is 41

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And here is the story for those that might have this blocked at work.

Katharine McPhee's Bulimia Battle

Thursday Jun 22, 2006 8:00am EST
By Ericka Sóuter and Monica Rizzo
CREDIT: MARK LIDDELL

American Idol's Simon Cowell called runner-up Katharine McPhee's voice "the best of the competition." What hardly anyone knew, however, was that she'd risked destroying that voice: She'd struggled with bulimia for five years, and the self-induced vomiting could have taken away her ability to sing.

At her worst point, she was throwing up as many as seven times a day, which is like "putting a sledgehammer to your vocal cords," she tells PEOPLE in its new issue.

Finally, after successfully auditioning for Idol last fall, McPhee, 22, decided to seek help. "When I made it onto American Idol, I knew that food – my eating disorder – was the one thing really holding me back," she says. "I was bingeing my whole life away for days at a time … So when I got on the show, I said, 'You know what? I can do well in this competition. Let me give myself a chance and just get ahold of this thing.' "

Her Aug. 18, 2005 Idol audition
CREDIT: RAY MICKSHAW / WIREIMAGEWith the support of her parents, Peisha, 52, and Daniel, 57, and her actor boyfriend, Nick Cokas, 41, in October McPhee enrolled at Los Angeles's Eating Disorder Center of California, where she spent three months undergoing group and individual therapy, six days a week.

"I knew I had put off going to a treatment center long enough – I'd been struggling with bulimia since I was 17," she says. "Growing up in Los Angeles and spending all those years in dance class, I'd been conscious of body image at a young age, and I went through phases of exercising compulsively and starving myself. … Food was my crutch; it was how I dealt with emotions and uncomfortable situations."

Finally, her program at the Eating Disorder Center helped her gain control of her relationship with food – but it wasn't easy. "I really had to surrender and give up having a free life to do the program, because I'd be there from 9 in the morning until 7 at night. … I remember that first night, my dad holding me, crying and saying, 'I don't know why you have to suffer through this, but it's going to be okay.' "

McPhee and boyfriend Nick Cokas in June
CREDIT: MARCEL THOMAS / FILMMAGICNow, McPhee, whose first single comes out June 27, has dropped 30 lbs. as a result of the "intuitive eating" approach she learned at the center. "I learned that there's no such thing as a bad food," she says. "If you look at a doughnut, people think it's a fattening food – why? Because if you eat it you'll get fat? No, you'll get fat if you eat 10 doughnuts."

Although McPhee admits she's still learning to deal with stress – "I still bite my nails," she says – she's much happier these days. Of getting treatment for her illness, she says, "That's why I say American Idol saved my life, because if I hadn't auditioned I don't think I would have gotten a handle on food."

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Re: Katharine McPhee's Bulimia Battle

I read that this morning

This is off the subject but I was really when I saw that her boyfriend is 41 and she is 22

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Posted by june262004

Does it say her boyfriend is 41

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Posted by june262004

Does it say her boyfriend is 41

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Posted by june262004

Does it say her boyfriend is 41

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Here is a picture of her and boyfriend....

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Posted by Michelina627

Posted by june262004

Does it say her boyfriend is 41

I read that whole article this morning, and that was the most shocking part for me!

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Well if it is true then I feel very badly for her - But the sceptic in me thinks that her releasing her album next week or whenever it is - brought this "confession" of something that is very common in hollywood out of her - Its AMAZING timing

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i love her...

but i totally think this headline is hysterical!


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Here's another pic of him

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Posted by MrsERod

i love her...

but i totally think this headline is hysterical!


linky

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Posted by MrsERod

i love her...

but i totally think this headline is hysterical!


linky

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That guy looks like the comedian Richard Jeni

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Posted by Stacey1403

Posted by MrsERod

i love her...

but i totally think this headline is hysterical!


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McOld

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Posted by Stacey1403

Posted by MrsERod

i love her...

but i totally think this headline is hysterical!


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Re: Katharine McPhee's Bulimia Battle

as for her "bulemia" issue, im sorry, but ... maybe she is realizing her 15 minutes of fame is almost up and she needs something to keep her in the spotlight.
that is the easiest thing to lie about imo. no one can "prove" yourw lying, etc....


and as far as her BF being 41...... who cares?!

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I...

a) don't like her...

b) don't believe her...

c) don't care who she dates...

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Posted by sasha

I...

a) don't like her...

b) don't believe her...

c) don't care who she dates...

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Posted by Lolita4Life

Posted by sasha

I...

a) don't like her...

b) don't believe her...

c) don't care who she dates...

a) ditto
b) DITTO!
c) ditto

Re: Katharine McPhee's Bulimia Battle

I know this is mean but I really cannot stand her or her family. I feel bad if she really went through this but I think she is just trying to stay in the spotlight. Not sure I believe this

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I really cannot imagine that she would make this up for publicity.

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