'I ate 1,000 calories a day': Skinny Whitney Port reveals her punishing diet secrets
Whitney Port has revealed her shocking diet secrets - saying she once survived on just 1,000 calories a day.
The punishing regime saw the slender The Hills star eat just half the recommended calorie intake for women. And in an admission sure to shock many, she claimed she had NEVER eaten pasta.
Whitney admitted that she knew her diet 'wasn't healthy' but had succumbed to the pressure of life in the public eye.
Shocking diet: Whitney Piort, seen in LA last night, has admitted that she once ate just 1,000 calories a day in her quest to stay slim
The 25-year-old, who now stars in her own spin-off show The City, added: 'Working in Hollywood, there's just a constant pressure to look your best.
'For all of us who are on TV, it's natural to be like, "I have to stare at myself all the time, I want to look the best I can."'
In the interview with the Australian edition of OK! magazine she admitted that her health had suffered.
'It's hard to have that balance of wanting to look good but stay healthy,' she said. 'It's push/pull.
Slender frame: Whitney Port and Ben Nemtin on holiday in Hawaii last week
'I've monitored what I've put in my mouth. Eating 1,000 calories a day is as bad as its ever gotten, which isn't healthy'
Even now the 5ft10in star is said to weigh just 8 stone.
Arriving at the Bowl for a Better LA at Lucky Strikes in the Los Angeles last night, she showed off her slender frame in tight-fitting jeans and a blazer.
Whitney is now forging a career as a budding fashion designer, with her own line, Whitney Eve.
In the public eye: A slender Whitney, right, with her castmates in The Hills; she admits finding fame so young was hard for her self image
She moved to New York to pursue her career, but returns frequently to her California home.
'I really love LA. My family is here, and I just love the vibe,” she said recently.
But one thing keeping her based in New York is her boyfriend of seven months - Ben Nemtin.
'He’s so great. We’re just really happy and lucky to have found each other,' she told In Touch. 'I don’t know if he’s The One, but I’ve never been happier!'
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