Alexa PenaVega explains why Katharine McPhee going public with her eating disorder encouraged her to hide her own

Alexa PenaVega is opening up about why she felt she had to hide her eating disorder when she was struggling the most.

The Spy Kids actress — who just released the memoir What If Love is the Point? with her husband Carlos — spoke to Duck Dynasty alum Sadie Robertson on her podcast, WHOA, That's Good. Like Robertson, who has been candid about her own battle with an eating disorder, PenaVega said she struggled earlier in her career with body image and food issues.

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