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Cheryl Wee opens up about overcoming bulimia and making mum Jean Yip proud

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SINGAPORE – Looking at wellness entrepreneur Cheryl Wee today, you would never guess that for the bulk of her 20s, she struggled with an eating disorder.

A rising actress then chasing her dream in Taiwan, she was constantly told to be as thin as possible and lived from one diet plan to another. On cheat days, she would “cheat all the way”; then, out of guilt, spend the next few days doing cardio and subsisting on just three cups of oat milk.

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