By Emma Shepherd For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 06:36 BST, 18 May 2019 | Updated: 06:36 BST, 18 May 2019
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Lily Collins has previously opened up about her secret eating disorder battle.
And on Saturday, the 30-year-old revealed that it was her father's separation from her third wife Orianne Cevey that was the catalyst for her illness.
'My life felt out of control. I couldn't handle the pain and confusion surrounding my dad's divorce,' Lily told The Weekend Australian magazine on Saturday.
'I couldn't handle the pain': Actress Lily Collins (pictured) blamed her father's divorce for her eating disorder and diet pill abuse on Saturday
'I was having a hard time balancing being a teenager with pursuing two different grown-up careers - both of which I'd chosen myself but focused heavily on how I looked,' she added.
She revealed that she began starving herself, abusing diet pills and laxatives and exercising obsessively, which all continued into her twenties.
The candid interview comes after Lily- who stars in To The Bone about an anorexia patient - revealed she was left terrified that she almost 'ruined her chances of having kids' while she was battling the insidious disease.
