'Harry Potter' Star Evanna Lynch Talks About Her Long Battle With Anorexia In New Memoir

Evanna Lynch gets candid about her eating disorder in her new book. The "Harry Potter" star, 30, who plays Luna Lovegood in the franchise, talked about releasing her memoir, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up.

According to Lynch, the memoir was an opportunity to re-introduce herself.

Lynch told People that her book tackles her battle with anorexia while growing up, as well as recovering from it both mentally and physically.

"I don't have an eating disorder at all anymore," she said. "It's been years of eating like a normal, healthy person and having balanced habits. And it's different — somebody asked me recently, 'Oh, is it similar to alcoholism, where you're always going to have to avoid it?' And it's like, well, no, because you have to eat, you have to do it."

Lynch continued, "And you have to learn how to do it in a functional way. So, I do believe you can properly recover and move on. But I think the healing process continues."

The "My Name Is Emily" star has always been honest about her struggles in the past, which began when she was 11 years old. The eating disorder was so bad that it often led to her hospitalization.

In an interview with E! News, Lynch explained that by sharing her story, she can open the door to conversations about mental health and being honest with trauma.

"I really wanted to write this book for years," Lynch shared. "Just because I've been talking about these topics, these themes of parts of my life for a long time, but not really getting my message across, not really getting the complexity and nuance of the story across."

She added, "For so long, I was like, 'I don't know if I'll ever have done enough feeling to be able to write the end of my story,' and I hope I kind of conveyed that in the book — that the healing journey, the recovery journey, is nonlinear."

On Instagram, Lynch mentioned how her family supported her book launch and how one story in it made her feel so embarrassed.

"Various members of my extended family keep messaging to tell me that they picked up a copy of my book and I just can't stop thinking about this one very graphic passage about menstruation and, listen, where is a good place to migrate to at this time of year and how complicated is it really to legally change one's name?" she captioned the post.

She continued, "On a not unrelated note, if you ever intend to publish a memoir in Ireland, just assume evvvveryoneeeee will read it, ok? Ok. 🙂."

The actress added, "Oh and the book drops in the U.S. of A. tomorrow, October 19th!! 🇺🇸 which feels absolutely FINE as it’s far away from my family! Enjoy!"

Fans also show support for Lynch by commenting on the share.

"Can't wait to get my copy! All the pieces I've seen from you are so poignant and I'm ready for my heart to be moved ❤️," a follower commented.

"Mine is on the way and I cannot wait!" added another one.