Rhea Ripley posts workout update for the first time since revealing eating disorder battle
WWE star Rhea Ripley has uploaded a new workout image to Instagram for the first time since publicly revealing her ongoing battle with an eating disorder.
Ripley originally replied to a post commenting on her build a few weeks ago, saying “just a little eating disorder that I’m actively trying to handle.” Since then her social media feed has been largely been reposts of official WWE content, whereas she used to update fans a lot with selfies and updates from her workouts.
Pro wrestling is a uniquely difficult industry to perform in. Someone of Ripley’s stature (so a weekly character with a huge following) is expected to be “in shape” all of the time, not just for weekly TV, but also for media appearances. Having to contend with that takes an effect on you physically but it is just as difficult mentally.
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The last time that Ripley appears to have posted a workout image to her main Instagram feed is around 8 weeks ago, with her revealing her eating disorder battle around 3 weeks ago (as of writing).
Posting about someone dropping an Instagram image is not something I would normally do, but considering the bravery of Ripley to go public with her struggles, it’s some good news to highlight.
Hopefully this means that she is back on the road to recovery and our best wishes go out to her. You can check out the post from Instagram below:
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