AceShowbiz - "Empire" star Gabourey Sidibe opened up about her struggles with depression and bulimia in her memoir "This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare", which was published in 2017. "Often, when I was too sad to stop crying, I drank a glass of water and ate a slice of bread, and then I threw it up," she shared.

The actress continued to reveal that her bulimia was a way to cope with her depression, adding that it was not for her to lose weight. "After I did, I wasn't as sad anymore; I finally relaxed. So I never ate anything, until I wanted to throw up - and only when I did could I distract myself from whatever thought was swirling around my head," Gabourey penned. The star, fortunately, is doing much better as she reminded herself that she needs "to eat several times a day, forever."