She may be best known for baring more than her teeth. There was that magazine cover, and who can forget the wreck that was Striptease, but it may surprise you to know that Demi Moore is actually really insecure about her looks.
So says an expose in this week's issue of People, which claims that as the Ghost actress nears her 50th anniversary, she isn't exactly aging gracefully behind the scenes.
In fact, sources say that following the breakdown of her marriage to Ashton Kutcher, 33, Demi, who was attacked by the media for being a cougar, has been on the downward spiral -- "barely eating and partying wildly before her drug-fueled breakdown."
Much was made of the age difference between Demi and Kutcher, which ultimately became a strain on the former who apparently "convinced herself that she needed to stay young and skinny to remain attractive to her husband."
Sadly, Demi needed continual reassurance about her looks, and was "always fixated on being young. And the only thing that tied her to that, as she got older, was her marriage to a younger guy and hanging around young people."
The story also claims that at one point ex-hubby Bruce Willis reached out to try to help the troubled actress, who is now seeking treatment following her Jan. 23 hospitalization.
Let's hope Demi gets the help she needs, and follows the healthy example of this confident and talented leading lady.
Do you think marrying a much younger partner set you up for body insecurity?
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