Michelle admitted to WENN(World Entertainment News Network) that she battled with depression for many months while filming "Eastenders." She says the depression sprang from the death of her grandfather in 2002, coupled with the media's fascination with her weight.
“People were saying I looked too big on screen and commenting if I put on the slightest amount of weight. I felt terrible. I was at an age when I was still trying to come to terms with my body.” She told WENN.
And just so we are all on the same page, here is the enormous 2002 Michelle Ryan the media so cruelly ripped to shreds:
Not only is she not fat, she has a wonderful signature. I'm sick of the media! Let's get em.