GNTM finalist Romina Palm makes a blatant confession on social networks: She is struggling with an eating disorder.
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Cologne – The fans of Romina Palm mostly only get to see the confident and tough side of the pretty redhead, with which she was able to inspire many viewers at “Germany’s Next Top Model” this year and made it to the grand finale of the casting show. On Instagram, the 22-year-old is always well-styled and in trendy outfits or at the side of friend Stefano Zarrella, brother of Schlager star Giovanni Zarella and manager of Pietro Lombardi. Now, however, the young influencer made a shocking and unexpected admission and revealed something very serious: She is struggling with an eating disorder.
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GNTM participant Romina Palm admits her eating disorder on Instagram: “If I feel ready, I’ll talk about it”
In an Instagram story, Romina Palm reached out to her almost 600,000 followers and spoke openly about her eating disorder for the first time. “I am currently in the process of getting help and deliberately dealing with the issues,” she confessed. But she doesn’t want to answer her fans’ questions about the background and other details: “If I feel ready, I’ll talk about it”. After she had already briefly addressed the topic, she is said to have received a lot of inquiries about it, as she explains further. Finally, she says: “I know how many I can help with my reach and that motivates me.” One thing has to be said: It is really impressive that she has found the courage to share something so personal with her fans and one can only hope that things will only go up for them from here. (le)
Romina Palm isn’t the only influencer to have made such a confession lately. Sophia Thiel recently commented on her struggle with an eating disorder after a two-year absence from social media.
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