Since a misjudged anorexia storyline in Skins, television has continued to glorify and glamorise eating disorders. I am so relieved that Netflix’s hit teen drama has finally got it right
– adapted from the graphic novel by Alice Oseman – is revolutionary. In the second series of the Netflix show, we watch Charlie support his boyfriend, Nick, on his coming-out journey. But as his classmates become progressively more interested in their relationship, the attention and stress starts to weigh heavily on Charlie, reminding him of his earlier experiences of being bullied at school.
It starts with little things. He lies about having already eaten and opts for cups of tea over full meals. Then, he turns down ice-cream and eats barely anything on a school trip to France, before eventually fainting. Charlie is eager not to highlight his avoidance of food, repeatedly saying that he is the happiest he has ever been in his new relationship. Although Nick notices that he tends not to eat very much, Charlie’s struggles are largely kept private.
At my all-girls school, extreme dieting and restrictions were not exactly uncommon. My peers wrote down the calories they consumed each day on the backs of their hands in tiny scribble – wearing the lower numbers like a prize. Together, we would decide not to eat for 12 hours, just to see who could complete the challenge.
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