Delta Burke gave more insight into her mental and physical struggles after rising to prominence as a rising star.
The “Designing Woman” actress, who has battled public criticism over her appearance, once turned to stimulants to lose weight. Burke said on the “Glamorous Trash” podcast that she started taking prescription drugs while studying abroad in London, but it was only after she returned to the United States that she realized the drugs were considered illegal. explained.
Once on set, she found someone to get her more “black beauty” and was taking medication to “not eat in the morning.”
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“Designing Women” star Delta Burke took drastic measures to lose weight. (Getty Images)
“They were like medicine to me,” she told host Chelsea Devantes. Eventually, the effects of her pills wore off as she built up her tolerance, and Ms. Burke was offered crystal meth instead.
“No one knew about crystal meth back then,” she said. Ms. Burke was told to “snort” her drug, but she felt uncomfortable, so she put the meth in her “cranberry juice” instead.
The Women of the House star had a glass before going to work, where she was appearing on Filthy Rich at the time, and then “didn’t eat anything for five days.”
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“They still said, ‘Your butt is too big. Your legs are too big,'” Burke recalled. “And now I look back at those pictures and think, ‘I was one hell of a goddess.'”
Burke is best known for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker, the flamboyant, materialistic former beauty queen she played in “Designing Women.” She was Suzanne, her silly counterpart to her serious sister Julia, played by Dixie Carter. Delta received two Emmy nominations for this role.
Burke and her husband, Gerald McCraney, have been married for 34 years. (Getty Images)
Burke faced intense scrutiny over her weight, which contributed to her exit from the show. She said she was “too emotionally fragile” to deal with what turned out to be an “incredibly ugly” story and that people were constantly asking her if she was pregnant. She said that she remembered. One time, a fan of hers opened her coat and said, “Okay, how much weight have you gained?”
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“I thought I was stronger. I tried so hard to protect myself from the lies and all the ugliness that exists out there, but I wasn’t going to win. I’m just an actress. “I have no power,” she said. “I remember on set, when I got into a really bad situation and I couldn’t just smile and deal with it, my whole body language changed. I just kind of curled into a ball… just trying to disappear. I did.”
She added: “Hollywood would mess you up, and I always wanted to be a famous actress.” I thought that meant you were going to be a famous and respected actress, but that wasn’t what it meant, and the moment I became famous, I was like, “Oh, no, this is what I had in mind.” It’s not what I had left there.” I don’t want to be like this anymore. ‘But then it’s too late. ”
Burke said that he “loved” seeing how his character “evolved” over the course of five seasons, and that continuing to stay on the sitcom meant that he “played along, grew older, grew fatter, and more.” He said that he was able to acquire “a wonderful character.”
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Nevertheless, Ms. Burke recalled that she felt “ugly and very sad,” telling Ms. Devantes how her dream role on television slowly turned into a nightmare. “We’re doing ‘Women’s Design’ and I’m so happy to be a part of it. I love everything about it. But then things started to change and I won’t talk about it. Combined with what happened, I just couldn’t deal with it.” “
She added, “And even though I wanted to leave, I wasn’t allowed to leave.”
