Taylor Armstrong On Weight: "I Went Too Far"

She has always been model-slim, but recently photos surfaced of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Taylor Armstrong looking exceedingly thin, which sparked rumors that marriage trouble had led to an “eating disorder.”

It’s “absolutely not true,” Taylor shares exclusively with OK!. “My husband, Russell, and I are together and in love and happier than ever. But I do want to tell OK! exactly what did happened. I decided I needed to drop a few pounds, but I went to unhealthy extremes.”

How did it all start?

Russell brought home diet supplements two months ago because someone he knows wanted him to look at the company. We didn’t discuss the business end of it, but I started taking the supplements without him knowing. In the back of my mind I didn’t think they would even work, so I wasn’t worried — they were all natural and I thought you had to take prescription drugs to really ever lose weight.

Why did you think you needed them?

You know how it is as a woman; I was feeling my clothes were tight. I get everything tailored to fit me just right, so even if I gain just a few pounds my clothes don’t fit. I’d gained some weight because I was so busy with the show, being a wife and mother and running my start-up business (beautyticket.com). We went to charity events at night and I was eating unhealthy “event food” or drive-thru food, so I felt I needed to lose some weight. When I was taking the supplements, I had so much energy and wasn’t hungry — I thought it was great at first.

Has Russell ever made you feel self-conscious about your body?

Not at all. As a matter of fact, like most men, he likes me best when I am voluptuous. Recently we were looking at photos and he pointed out one and said I looked so lovely in it. I laughed as I told him: “I was five months pregnant there!”

When did you know you’d gone too far?

It was Russell who got me to admit the truth. He saw I wasn’t eating much and that I was too thin. I wasn’t weighing myself or taking my measurements, but when he said it I knew he was right.

Credit: OK! Magazine

Taylor Armstrong Going On 2nd Honeymoon

Forget all the reports about Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills' Taylor Armstrong and her husband of seven years breaking up!

Taylor and Russell Armstrong are actually planning a second honeymoon, according to sources close to the show.

But viewers of the new season, on cable's Bravo, will see the couple working on their "fragile" marriage, according to a source said.

Taylor's experience as a victim of physical abuse was featured on last season, and Radar Online has exclusively learned that her husband Russell also "dealt with emotional abuse as a child."

"This has caused problems in the marriage," the Bravo insider said. "Russell wants to deal with these issues, to try and save his marriage."

The new season will also feature Taylor and Russell in marriage counseling with psychiatrist to the stars, Dr. Charles Sophy.

"Taylor recently went on a hike in Runyon Canyon, cameras in tow, and the purpose of the outing was for her to conquer some of her fears. The hike was extremely emotional and productive for her. Taylor is trying to save her marriage, and she is happy that Russell is putting in so much work. Russell didn't want to appear on camera during the therapy sessions, but he has relented and has agreed to do so. Russell hopes that viewers of the show in similar situations can learn from the problems he is experiencing in his marriage."

Credit: Radar Online