Behind The Face Of An Angel: Audrey Hepburn’s Success & Secret Past
Her Famed Slim Figure Was Due To Malnourishment
Audrey’s delicate frame, the envy of many women, was actually the result of her malnutrition when the Nazis cut off the Netherlands from its food supply. During this period, which came to be known as the Winter of Hunger, she barely survived by digging up and eating endive and tulip bulbs.
Because of what she went through, Audrey suffered from a lot of illnesses, including asthma. After the Dutch people were liberated from the Nazis, she experienced some weight gain but remained unusually thin. Initially, her trim physique was attributed to her ballet dancing.
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