Wonder Woman and The Office star Lucy Davis reveals how she beat bulimia and came to terms with her body

LUCY Davis, star of smash superhero hit Wonder Woman, has opened up about her battle with bulimia - and how she finally came to terms with her body.

The actress and comedian, who made a name for herself playing receptionist Dawn in The Office, told the Telegraph how she had struggled with her weight in the past.

Lucy, 44, said: "In my 30s, I would have hated to look like this. I probably wouldn’t have gone out much. I’d diet for a week and then eat all the food I hadn’t consumed in the previous seven days in a single day."

Her bulimia battle peaked around 2011, as her five-year marriage to fellow actor Owain Yeoman came to an end.

Lucy, born in Solihull, viewed her eating disorder as a solution to her relationship woes, becoming trapped in a cycle of starving and gorging which led her to join Overeaters Anonymous.

She still doesn't talk about her marriage, and says she has no idea where her ex-husband is.

However, the star's years of yo-yo dieting are finally over, and she can at last feel comfortable in her own skin.

She said: ";I came to the realisation, rather late in the day, that whatever your body’s meant to be, it will figure itself out. I’m 44 now, and it’s been a journey.

Lucy, the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott, upped sticks and moved to LA in 2004, when cult sitcom The Office was nominated for, and won, two Golden Globes.

But since David Brent's iconic series wrapped up in 2003, Lucy's acting jobs were few and far between, with the star unsure whether she had even chosen the right career.

That was until the £800m Box Office release of Wonder Woman, one of this year's best performing films.

In the DC flick, Lucy stars as Wonder Woman's best friend, Etta Candy - the comic relief to Gal Gadot's superhero.

However, between The Office and Wonder Woman, Lucy spent her time working on something a little alternative.

She told explained that she has been involved with reconnective healing, a hands-free therapy which allegedly reconnects the body with its "universal life force."