Lily Collins Talks Anorexia In 'Patterns Of Behaviour' By Stas Komarovski For The Edit June 29, 2017

Actor Lily Collins dazzles in richly-colored,  vintage prints styled by Tracy Taylor. Photographer Stas Komarovski captures Lily in 'Patterns Of Behaviour' for The Edit Magazine June 29, 2017./  Hair by Rob Talty; makeup by Fiona Stiles

The 28-year-old daughter of British musician Phil Collins and his second wife American Jill Tavelman reflects on the gravitas of her new film 'To the Bone', directed by Marti Nixon for Netflix. The role required Lily to play a troubled anorexia sufferer in the film, which mirror's Nixon's own struggle with eating disorders. 

That's plenty enough of gravitas; now add Collins' own struggle with anorexia, which she detailed in the memoir 'Unfiltered'. Collins explains that her mother was "a bit in shock" the first time she saw Lily's weight loss. By the end of the nutritionist-supervised weight loss, her mom was sobbing, hit very hard by her daughter's condition. 

"I knew it wouldn’t be easy with the book, talking about all this. I never wanted her to feel responsible; she’s like my best friend. When she saw the movie, I think she recognized so much of me in Ellen," Lily explained in her interview. 

Depending on your point of view, the situation deteriorated further for Lily. "I was leaving my apartment one day and someone I've known for a long time, my mom's age, said to me, "Oh, wow, look at you!"

"I tried to explain (that I had lost weight for a role) and she goes, "No! I want to know what you're doing, you look great!" I got into the car with my mom and said, "This is why the problem (anorexia) exists."