Former Victoria's Secret model Bridget Malcolm is shedding light on her past in the modeling industry. The 29-year-old had posted a viral TikTok video last week saying that the company's <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/ex-victorias-secret-model-bridget-malcolm-slams-the-brands-performative-allyship-in-viral-tiktok">new "inclusive" </a><a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/ex-victorias-secret-model-bridget-malcolm-slams-the-brands-performative-allyship-in-viral-tiktok">branding</a> is a "joke" as she claimed she was encouraged to maintain an unhealthy size while modeling for the brand. After the attention her video received, the Australian model has decided to expand on her experience a little more, alleging in a new Instagram video that when she was a minor, she had been told by her agent to take cocaine in order to lose weight. Check out what she had to say below: [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQ0yN0IHaZe/]] "By the age of 18, I'd lived in three countries alone," she says in the video. "I traveled to all continents except for Antarctica. I'd been groomed by a much older man. I'd been sexually assaulted multiple times. "I'd been told to do cocaine to lose weight by my agent. I'd been under a lot of pressure to lose weight by my agencies and I developed PTSD." Malcolm then made another damning allegation, claiming that while she was underage, she was told by an unnamed individual in the industry to have "lots of sex to lose weight". She said: "I'd been told whilst I was underage to just have lots of sex to lose weight. I was struggling with my gender identity and I had developed anorexia and orthorexia and anxiety and depression." Malcolm also delved into her reliance on certain medications in order to help her sleep at night. She continued: "I couldn't socialize without drinking and was developing quite the reliance on Xanax and Ambien in order to get me through the night. And that was before I turned 18. It didn't get better from there." <img class="size-full wp-image-1263116928" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/07/2DGN2KF-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="1786" height="2560" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Doug Peters / Alamy]] Fortunately, the ex-VS model is recovering well from the mental health turmoil she contended with during the height of her struggles. She said: "Today, I am two years-plus sober, I am four years in recovery from an eating disorder. I'm happy, I'm balanced, I'm strong, and I feel the best I've ever felt. "The reality is, I couldn't talk about my experiences before I reached this place because I would have intense PTSD flashbacks, I would have panic attacks, and I wouldn't be OK. But I am OK now, and that's why I'm speaking out." Malcolm concluded: "I am in solid recovery and I'm strong enough for any backlash, and I wasn't before this. The only reason why I'm doing this is because I am a strong believer that the fashion industry needs to change. "I am one of the lucky models. I was able to make a long career out of the fashion industry but my job should not include abuse. And that is why I'm speaking up now." <h6>Featured image credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy</h6>

Victoria's Secret model Bridget Malcolm claims she was told to lose weight through drugs as a minor

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