Lisa Rinna 'can't help but blame' herself for daughter Amelia's, 17, battle with anorexia: 'What did we do to f*** her up?'
Lisa Rinna is taking responsibility for her 17-year-old daughter Amelia's battle with anorexia.
The 55-year-old reality star talked about her youngest daughter's eating disorder on the latest episode of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills on Tuesday night.
Last year, the teenager bravely took to Instagram to go public with her personal battle with anorexia as she posted two bikini snaps for comparison.
Tough times: Lisa Rinna is taking responsibility for her 17-year-old daughter Amelia's battle with anorexia on the latest episode of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills on Tuesday night
Contrast: Last year, the teenager bravely took to Instagram to go public with her personal battle with anorexia as she posted two bikini snaps for comparison
In the episode the issues all came to a head during a family dinner prepared by Lisa's husband 67-year-old husband Harry Hamlin as Amelia refused to eat.
The Mad Men actor had prepared an spread of food including salad, hamburgers, hot dogs and pie but when her father came to the backyard with the food his youngest daughter said: 'I'm not hungry.'
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Lisa attempted to motivate her to partake in at least some of the meal as she said: 'You guys have to eat a little bit for dad.'
Amelia replied: 'No, I'm just not hungry. I’m allergic to everything.'
Yum: In the episode the issues all came to a head during a family dinner prepared by Lisa's husband 67-year-old husband Harry Hamlin as Amelia refused to eat
'I'm not hungry': The Mad Men actor had prepared an spread of food including salad, hamburgers, hot dogs and pie but when her father came to the backyard with the food but Amelia did not have an appetite
Even her older sister Delilah, 20, chimed in as she queried: 'You're allergic to salad?'
The younger sister replied: 'No, I can have salad. But I don't like that salad.'
Lisa definitely seemed to be bothered about the entire situation as she said in the confessional: 'Amelia has issues with food. You watch Amelia take two steps forward, one step back.
'It is not an easy, clean, "Okay great, you know, you did that, you had that, you got the help." It’s not like that. It’s just, you know, one day at a time.'
Support system: Lisa attempted to motivate her to partake in at least some of the meal as she said: 'You guys have to eat a little bit for dad'
Standing firm: Amelia replied: 'No, I'm just not hungry. I’m allergic to everything'
Accountability: Even her older sister Delilah, 20, chimed in as she queried: 'You're allergic to salad?'
Things proceeded to get more testy at the dinner table due to the two siblings not eating as Harry removed he and Lisa's plates from the table while refusing to grab his daughters'.
After giving her father the middle finger behind his back, Amelia proceeded to berate him as she said: 'Does it really upset you that I can’t eat your food that you make? Does it really make you angry? I’m sorry, we’re going to have to work through it.'
Things got even more tense as she even added in an impression of her father.
'His energy is so effed up. What are you doing? Why is your energy like this?' she said. 'You're very passive aggressive. "Oh, you can’t eat my food? Oh, okay."'
Ouch: Things proceeded to get more testy at the dinner table due to the siblings not eating as Harry removed he and Lisa's plates from the table while refusing to grab his daughters'
'His energy is so effed up': After giving her father the middle finger behind his back, Amelia proceeded to berate him
The parents then proceeded to have a heated back and forth about who is responsible for Amelia's behavior.
Lisa was obviously worried about the on-going battle with the eating disorder as she wondered if Amelia will ever overcome it as she said: 'The scariest thing about anorexia is: Is she going to have this forever?'
Obviously the reality star was concerned as she opened up about how hard it has been to see her endure this fight as she said: 'I don't want to see her suffer. You want to fix it.
'You want to make it go away. You want to erase it. You know, you just want to take your child out of pain. You don’t want your child to be in pain.'
Tense: The parents then proceeded to have a heated back and forth about who is responsible for Amelia's behavior
'What did we do to f*** her up?' Lisa then admits that she has taken responsibility for her role in the matter while wondering if there was anything she and Harry could have done as parents to prevent it
Lisa then admits that she has taken responsibility for her role in the matter while wondering if there was anything she and Harry could have done as parents to prevent it.
She explained: 'You can’t help but blame yourself. You know, it’s like, "What did we do to f*** her up?" Maybe we did something.
'I don’t know. I just know that it’s really, really hard to watch Amelia be in pain.'
In March of 2018, Amelia had posted a lengthy Instagram post as she revealed that she had been recovering from an eating disorder.
She said that she had woken up 'one morning' and decided to stop 'sabotaging myself…my health, my physical health, my mental health and everything about myself.'
'I went through this journey not for attention': In March of 2018, Amelia had posted a lengthy Instagram post as she revealed that she had been recovering from an eating disorder
Amelia continued: 'Once I got the help that I needed, shortly after the second photo was taken, I began to try to love myself for me.
'I am SO beyond humbled and grateful to have the platform that I do at such a young age. And to wake up every morning with a little girl reaching out to me and telling me I am her inspiration, really makes me feel like I have a purpose.
'I went through this journey not for attention, not for people to pitty me, but to help. I am on this earth to help people, and I know that.'
'I was not in a good place at all': The day the show aired Amelia was active on social media as she was very active on social media as she wanted her fans to know that her attitude during the meal was a result of her eating disorder
'Lmfao or you can put it this way': Amelia also posted this screenshot of her mother's Instagram post
The day the show aired Amelia was active on social media as she was very active on social media as she wanted her fans to know that her attitude during the meal was a result of her eating disorder.
She said: 'there is a scene where I am EXTREMELY rude to my dad and the food that he wants me to eat.
'During that time, one year ago - I was not in a good place at all. I may have looked like I was recovered, but I was most definitely not.'
Taking a stand: Amelia also went on to post photos of herself with different body types to show that anorexia comes in all different sizes
'There is not just one type': Amelia has been transparent about her struggles with food
There was good news in the post as she said that much has changed since that day and she is much healthier and happier.
She wrote: ''It's not easy having to relive these moments but I'm just hoping this experience will make me stronger and appreciate how amazing it truly feels to be 100% RECOVERED AND HAPPY!!!!! Also!!!! Hamburgers are a weekly occurrence in my diet now - Incase anyone was wondering lol'
Amelia also went on to post photos of herself with different body types to show that anorexia comes in all different sizes.
Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills airs Tuesdays at 9pm on Bravo.
'Everything comes full circle people': Her Instagram Stories ended with this declaration that she is taking a break from social media due to the criticism she has received
