Delta Burke once turned to crystal meth as a weight loss method: 'Wouldn't eat for five days'


by FOX News

FOX News— Delta Burke gave more insight into her mental and physical struggles after facing scrutiny as a rising star. The "Designing Women" actress, who publicly battled criticism over her appearance, once turned to crystal meth for weight loss. Burke explained on the "Glamorous Trash" podcast that she started taking prescription pills while studying in London, and upon arriving back in the states, discovered her pills were deemed illegal. Once on a set, she found someone to get her more "Black...

Yahoo—Delta Burke once turned to crystal meth as a weight loss method: 'Wouldn't eat for five days'. Actress Delta Burke recalled turning to hard drugs in an effort to lose weight and how she wouldn't eat for "five days" while on crystal meth in the '80s.

TMZ—'Designing Women' Star Delta Burke Tried Crystal Meth to Lose Weight. Delta Burke is revealing the shocking lengths to which she went just to drop a few pounds in her heyday -- using crystal meth as an appetite suppressant! The actress -- best known for playing Suzanne Sugarbaker on "Designing Women" -- stopped by…

Entertainment Weekly—Delta Burke on 'ugly' 'Designing Women' exit, meth use for weight loss. In her first interview in decades, 'Designing Women' star Delta Burke looked back at her 'ugly' exit from the show and past meth use for weight loss: It was 'like medicine.'