Jane Fonda candidly talks about her eating disorder

Throughout her career, Jane Fonda battled an eating disorder and claims to have "led a secret life."

The legendary actress opened up about how her bulimia turned into "a terrible addiction" on the Call Her Daddy podcast on Wednesday.

"In my 20s I was starting to be a movie actor. I suffered from bulimia very, very bad. I led a secret life," the 85-year-old told host Alex Cooper.

"I was very, very unhappy. I assumed I wouldn’t live past 30… I didn’t go out. I didn’t hardly date ’cause I was unhappy and I had this eating disorder. And then I was also making movies that I didn’t very much like."

Despite the fact that the unhealthy behaviours initially appeared to be "so innocent," Fonda claims that her eating disorder quickly began to "take over" every aspect of her life.

"It harms the way you look. You end up looking tired. It becomes impossible to have an authentic relationship when you’re doing this secretly. Your day becomes organized around getting food and then eating it, which requires that you’re by yourself and that no one knows what you’re doing."

The 80 for Brady star resumed, "It’s a very lonely thing. And you’re addicted. If you put any food in you, you want to get rid of it."