With disarming candour, the “Full House” actress is addressing both her past and present. She talks about her lengthy struggle with bulimia and how it still influences her life now.
According to Candace Cameron Bure, she continues to battle the eating condition she had as a youngster. She revealed that it started when her parents decided to put her on a diet, which affected the way she perceived her physique.
In her podcast, “The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast,” which aired on July 22, 2025, Bure and her guest, Lisa Whittle, talked about eating problems and body image.
The “Full House” actress spoke candidly about her experience with bulimia. “I, too, developed an eating disorder when I was 18,” she said. “It was binging and purging. I’m a bulimic. And I still say I’m a bulimic.”
Although she no longer engages in bulimic behaviors, Bure explained that she continues to identify as bulimic because the thoughts remain. “I still need the tools to just say, ‘No, Candace, we’re not doing that,’” she admitted.
Bure stressed that her parents did their best and that she does not hold her upbringing responsible. Her parents, however, started to worry about her when her brother Kirk Cameron started having eating difficulties.
Her family started focussing on health after that, although in reality, everyone was following a diet. Her parents’ eating habits were obvious, even though they never put any pressure on her to reduce her weight.
According to her, her parents portrayed it as “preventative.” They concentrated on educating her how to be healthy and stay active rather than putting pressure on her to lose weight.
Still, that mindset left a lasting impact. “That very thing just shaped the way I looked at my body, which was like, ‘Oh, it’s not good enough the way it is right now,’” she said.
In a past interview, a crying Bure shared that reading the Bible helped her reevaluate how she treated her body. “God allowed my body to speak back and my body said back to me: ‘Have I not been the body that’s carried you all the days of your life?’”
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The audience’s reaction was one of profound admiration for Bure’s vulnerability. Numerous people expressed how her narrative resonated with their own challenges.
“I had no idea that so many women felt like this. I’m just listening and mentally checking boxes of my life,” said one woman in her 60s. “And then on top of the body image and what you’re eating, what you’re not eating, I was shocked to find out the obsession with healthy foods is a new thing because that’s like me. [sic]” She thanked Bure for her openness, saying it could help heal many women.
Another supporter wrote, “This podcast is going to be so helpful! 23:00 Must’ve been so difficult. I’m so sorry.” “Thank you so very much for your vulnerability on this topic,” commented a third person. “It is so good for us to see the real you so that we aren’t always envious of skinny girls thinking that they have it all, when really we all struggle.”
“I’m 50 and I’m shocked by this. I had no idea women felt this way. This is so helpful to understand people better,” added another listener.
Bure has prioritised fitness since her early 30s and will turn 50 on April 6, 2026. She claims that as she ages, she is more driven than ever to maintain her strength.
“Not so much from a vanity point of view, but like, you know, I wanna be able to open the peanut butter jar when I’m 80, and I need grip strength for that,” she shared. “But all that comes from using your muscles and lifting weights and just basic skills.”
Despite her dedication to ageing gracefully, she acknowledges that it hasn’t always been simple, particularly in the spotlight. She frequently gets criticism for the way she looks.
She received a post on Instagram from someone who said she didn’t age properly. In response, Bure posted a number of Instagram Stories that have since been removed.
She wrote, “I receive countless messages like this on the daily. As much as I love connecting on social media, this is one of the downfalls. I’m a [middle-aged] woman and can handle rude people. Imagine how this affects our children.”
In a second post, Bure, who has three children with spouse Valeri Bure (Natasha, 26, Lev, 25, and Maksim, 23), carried on the discussion.
“I shared the last post, not for sympathy but to show the kinds of messages I receive daily. DAILY!! Aging is sensitive,” she said. “Comments like this hurt, no matter whether they meant to be mean spirited or just a shared ‘opinion.’ As I embrace aging, I’m choosing to do it as naturally and as gracefully as possible.”
She added, “I imagine the people who write these kinds of messages are reflecting what they are personally feeling about their own self to some degree. I feel sad for them and pray for their hearts to know the love of God.” Bure ended her message to followers with a reminder, “Be kind. Uplift others. Spread joy.”