Oaks star denies eating disorder

[Perdita]

Super skinny Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe has dismissed claims she has an eating disorder and insists she has gained weight.
The actress - who plays trashy Mercedes McQueen in the Channel 4 soap - has recently been snapped looking thinner than ever.

But the brunette beauty - who split from Liverpool footballer Jermaine Pennant in July - told Closer magazine: "I haven't been on a heartbreak diet."

Although Jen did admit she was shocked by pictures of her looking gaunt on holiday this summer - and found she had lost nearly half a stone when she weighed herself.

She said: "Yes, I was looking a bit skinny, but I certainly didn't have an eating disorder. In fact, I'm very secure about my body."

And she added that her dramatic storylines and extensive filming schedule for Hollyoaks left her with little time to eat.

But the sexy star said she's put four pounds on since the summer - thanks to her curry addiction.

She explained: "I need a chicken saag masala at least once a week or I get withdrawal symtoms."

Read the full interview in Closer, out today.

[Chris_2k11]

I hadn't even noticed anything to be honest?

[Kirsty :]]

I agree Chris!

These days I don't know what to make of anythign I read...
At the end of the day, the media can mess with pictures to portray people how they want to.. thinner/bigger etc. Anything to get more money in because it's what people want to read, and that's what they'll always be doing.

[Katy]

I had actually as i seen the magazine pictures where you could see her shoulder blades and she looked very skinny, but i think i read that was following the split from jermaine and being caught in a gun shootinging magaluf. So its understandable. On screen though you cant realy tell, its only when the media are telling you and circling the very skinny parts of her body.