League Immortal's partner reveals how she beat eating disorder

The long-term partner of rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns has revealed how she turned to drugs to beat a debilitating eating disorder and become a better parent.

Kate Kendall said she had been battling bulimia for almost three decades but finally overcame the disorder during the nation's Covid lockdown after a doctor issued her a prescription for medicinal cannabis.

'It softened the whole experience,' she told The Weekend Australian Magazine.

'I had tried to treat [the ­disorder] many times before with a lot of talk therapy and I only ever got so far.'

The Sydney yoga instructor - who has been with Johns since 2016 - said she had been determined to finally conquer the devastating disease so she could be a better role model for the couple's six-year-old daughter, Alice.

'It had become really painful for...
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