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New York Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Candace Cameron Bure details journey with disordered eating, says the thoughts ‘never leave me'
Candace Cameron Bure is diving into her relationship with her body. On Tuesday, the actress, 49, dropped the latest season of her 'Candace Cameron Bure Podcast,' which focuses on 'lifelong struggles with body image, disordered eating, and mental exhaustion,' alongside guest Lisa Whittle. During the first episode of Season 11, Bure revealed when her eating disorder started. Advertisement 14 Candace Cameron Bure and Lisa Whittle on 'The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast.' Candace Cameron Bure/YouTube 'I developed an eating disorder when I was 18,' the sitcom star shared. 'It was binging and purging, like, I'm a bulimic. I still say I'm a bulimic because the thoughts, whether I'm doing that or not, never leave me. I still need the tools to say, 'No, Candace, we're not doing that.'' Bure grew up in the spotlight while starring on 'Full House' for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995. After the series ended, she moved to Montreal with her now-husband, Valeri Bure, to support his hockey career. During that time, Bure started binging and purging. Advertisement The Great American Family CCO praised her partner of 29 years for being an 'incredible support' system amid her struggles. 14 Candace Cameron Bure talks body image on Season 11 of her podcast. Candace Cameron Bure/YouTube 'I feel like a broken record,' Bure confessed. 'I'm 49 years old, and I'm, like, 'Why do I think about this so much? Why does it even matter so much? It's so ridiculous.' And yet, I'm still thinking about it [and] we're here talking about it.' The 'Ainsley McGregor Mysteries' star added, 'I'm glad we're talking about it, but I just wish, in general, that this was not a conversation that we all had to have.' Advertisement Bure admitted that she's struggled with these issues for decades. 14 Candace Cameron poses for photos while on 'Full House.' Courtesy Everett Collection 'I'm reading everything I can. I want all the information,' she confessed. 'There's certainly been amazing things and tools that have helped me along the way, but there's still nothing that has really changed my heart and soul on it. I still constantly think about it. It's really vulnerable, but so many of us feel the same feelings.' Growing up in Hollywood added an extra layer of pressure for the podcast host, who landed the ABC show before she was even a teenager. Advertisement Bure told Whittle that she had always been hyperconscious of food starting at a young age. 14 John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron, Ashley/Mary-Kate Olsen, Bob Saget of 'Full House.' ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection 14 Candace Cameron Bure in 1990. Courtesy Everett Collection 'Everyone in my house was always on a diet,' she said. 'My mom was always on a diet. My sisters were always on a diet. I was always put on a diet.' 'It wasn't like, 'Oh, you have to lose weight.' It's just, 'We're gonna do this as preventative. We want to teach you how to be healthy and exercise,'' she recalled. 'That completely shaped the viewpoint that I had about myself, and the feelings about my body, like, 'Oh, I have to make decisions because there's a fear that I could develop an eating disorder because I'm on TV.'' She added, 'Because that's the pressure, and I don't want to be too fat compared to other actors because then producers might tell me that I need to lose weight.' 14 Candace Cameron in the 'Full House' episode 'Shape Up' in 1990. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection 14 Candace Cameron Bure and the Olsen twins attend the Starlight Foundation Awards Gala in 1994. Getty Images Advertisement 'My parents never wanted a producer to come up to me and say, like, 'We need your child to lose weight,' so let's do everything preventative.' In fact, Bure praised her parents, Barbara and Robert Cameron, for doing 'the best job in protecting me.' Tracey Gold, who starred on 'Growing Pains' with her older brother Kirk Cameron, developed an eating disorder, and she eventually sought treatment. 14 Candace Cameron Bure at the ABC Affiliate Party on June 3, 1992. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Advertisement At that point, Bure's parents 'were really afraid' for the young actress. 'I had cheeks and I had thicker arms and I was, like, a normal 12-year-old, you know? I really was a normal 12-year-old, but I had a little bit more fat on me than other kids on TV,' Bure recalled. 'They were just fearful that I would develop an eating disorder, just because of all of the pressures.' However, it was those conversations that sparked Bure to focus on her body and her relationship with food. 14 Candace Cameron Bure at the 2002 ESPY Awards. WireImage Advertisement 14 Candace Cameron Bure attends the VSDA convention in 2004. Getty Images 'That very thing just shaped the way I looked at my body, which was like, 'Oh, it's not good enough the way it is right now,'' the star explained. 'That kind of started young,' she admitted, adding that it continued 'through my teenage years.' In 2021, Bure, who shares kids Natasha, 26, Lev, 25, and Maksim, 23, with Val, detailed how people still come up to her and comment on her body. Advertisement 14 Candace Cameron Bure attends Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine Benefitting The Scleroderma Research Foundation in 2024. Getty Images 'It's still today the most common comment that gets spoken to me is, like, 'Wow, you're so small! Wow, you're thin!' It was always … even as a child, like, 'Wow, you're a lot smaller in person than you look on TV. You're so chubby on TV,'' she told Yahoo! Entertainment at the time. 'When you hear those things over and over again, and they become so repetitive, it can often become your identity to an extent, or it makes you perceive yourself in a way that you didn't even think you were, because other people keep speaking that into you.' Despite the outside noise, Bure said she is doing 'great.' 14 Candace Cameron Bure posts a vacation photo in July 2025. candacecbure/Instagram 'I think when you struggle with something like that, it never goes away, but you have the tools in place to know how to handle it when those temptations or urges arise … so that you don't go back to old patterns. And I'm sure that's gonna be the way it will be for the rest of my life.' However, Bure is thrilled that in today's society, people are embracing all body sizes. 'I'm so glad that the culture is different today,' she gushed. 14 Candace Cameron Bure and Val Bure. candacecbure/Instagram 14 Candace Cameron Bure and Val Bure hit the beach on vacation. candacecbure/Instagram 'One thing we've done a great job with is encouraging body confidence, body positivity and that all shapes and sizes are beautiful,' Bure continued. 'It makes raising a daughter — and sons — but a daughter, that much easier, because we have great role models and the message across the board from the media and magazines is very different than it was, you know, in '80s and '90s.'
USA Today
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Why Candace Cameron Bure doesn't let adult children watch 'demonic' scary movies
Candace Cameron Bure recently shared that she believes that playing scary movies on TVs is a "portal" for "demonic stuff." The former co-host of "The View" and a devout Christian shared her views on the matter during a conversation with her youngest son, Lev, 25, and Waco, Texas-based pastor Jonathan Pokluda during a recent episode of her self-titled podcast. The Great American Family star, 49, added that "I don't even want someone watching a scary movie in our house on the TV because to me, that's just a portal," telling her son and "JP" that "I'm in the film industry. I understand how it all works." Candace Cameron Bure remembers playing 'weird' evil witch on 'Boy Meets World' The younger sister to actor Kirk Cameron continued: "I know that movie has a crew of 200 people, and they're lighting it, and they're adding the sound effects, and it's makeup, and the camera, people, and actors; however, there's still something that can be incredibly demonic while they've made it." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Cameron Bure's comment came after she suggested that her kids laugh at her about her strict guidelines surrounding her faith. "In our house as a mom, I feel like you guys make fun of me when I talk about — they make fun of me all the time — but particularly when I'm serious about a spiritual thing happening, and then they're rolling their eyes at me," Cameron Bure said, in reference to her eldest son and her two other adult children Natasha, 26, and Maksim, 23, with Valeri Bure. "They laugh at me because 'the portal,'" the "Full House" said. "I'm like, you're opening up a portal. Like if you're watching this or playing this video game, or whatever, that's a portal that could let stuff inside our home." Then, the fan favorite "Dancing with the Stars" contestant addressed Pokluda and said that she understood his past comments comparing popular canned water company Liquid Death to something "cursed." "That just reminded me like you posted something a while back about Liquid Death," she said. "You're like, 'Do you want to buy a product that is literally being cursed as it's going out into distribution?'"
New York Post
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Candace Cameron Bure says horror films can lead to ‘portal' that's ‘demonic': Not in my home!
Candace Cameron Bure isn't a fan of horror. The 'Full House' alum, 49, who is outspoken about her Christian faith, opened up about why she won't allow her family to watch scary movies at home. 'In our house as a mom, I feel like you guys make fun of me when I talk about — they make fun of me all the time — but particularly when I'm serious about a spiritual thing happening, and then they're rolling their eyes at me. Like the portal,' Bure said on an episode of 'The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast' published on Tuesday, June 10, with her son, Lev, and pastor Jonathan Pokluda as guests. 10 Candace Cameron Bure shared her thoughts on horror films during a recent podcast episode. The Great American Family chief creative officer shares children Natasha, Lev and Maksim with her husband, Valeri Bure, and said that her loved ones 'laugh at me because of the portal. I'm like, 'You're opening up a portal.'' 'Like if you're watching this, or you're playing this video game, or whatever, that's a portal that could let stuff inside our home,' she explained. 'I don't even want someone watching a scary movie in our house on the TV, because to me, that's just a portal.' Bure laughed off her criticism, noting the irony since she's an actress and understands how movies are made. Still, she believes even making horror films is a slippery slope. 'Listen, I'm in the film industry,' she said. 'I understand how it all works. I know that movie has a crew of 200 people, and they're lighting it, and they're adding the sound effects, and it's makeup, and the camera, people and actors; however, there's still something that can be incredibly demonic while they've made it.' Scary movies aren't the only things that Bure is cautious of. 10 The 'Full House' alum said there's something 'demonic' about scary flicks. 10 Her pastor and son Lev, 25, appeared on the podcast episode with her. 10 The 'Scream' franchise is a big no in Candace Cameron Bure's home. Paramount/Courtesy Everett The 'Fuller House' star also dragged the water brand Liquid Death into the conversation. 'That just reminded me like you posted something a while back about Liquid Death,' she recalled to Pokluda. 'You're like, 'Do you want to buy a product that is literally being cursed as it's going out into distribution?'' Despite Bure's views on horror, she's made a career out of starring in several murder mysteries like her TV movie franchises 'Ainsley McGregor Mysteries' and 'Aurora Teagarden Mysteries,' which follow her characters investigating killings. 10 She addressed the irony, adding she's an actress and understands how movies are made. Everett Collection 10 Still, Candace Cameron Bure believes you are 'opening up a portal' by turning on horror flicks. 10 She admitted that her three children and husband 'laugh at me' for her view on scary movies. Candace Cameron Bure/Instagram Last year, Bure shared that she won't let her husband, whom she married in 1996, watch any of her kissing scenes. 'I don't think it's as comfortable for anybody – maybe if you're an actor married to another actor – it's just never comfortable to watch your spouse in the arms of someone, even though it's a peck or a kiss or anything,' she said in a December 2024 interview with Danica McKellar, with both actresses confirming they 'fast-forward' or go to a commercial when the intimate scenes come on. Bure insisted that her significant other is 'supportive' despite being uncomfortable. 10 Candace Cameron Bure/Instagram 10 She also mentioned the water brand Liquid Death, recalling her pastor asking, 'Do you want to buy a product that is literally being cursed as it's going out into distribution?' Candace Cameron Bure/Instagram 10 Candace Cameron Bure also doesn't want her husband watching any of her kissing scenes. candacecbure/Instagram 'We have those honest conversations. He's like, 'I don't really want to watch that part' and 'I don't want to put you through that.' But … we kind of worked through those feelings to a place where we both feel good and supported through it,' she shared. Bure has never been one to shy away from sharing her views. In April, she made headlines for applauding those in Hollywood who are outspoken about their faith, adding they are no longer worried about cancel culture. 'I feel like people are just a little less afraid of being canceled now that they can share their faith openly or whatever their opinions are [even] if they're not congruent with some other people's opinions,' she told Fox News Digital at the Movieguide Awards. 'And, so, I love seeing this in our country, and I'm hopeful. I'm very hopeful.'
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Great American Christmas in July Returns to Great American Family on June 27, Kicking Off the Countdown to This Year's 5th Anniversary Celebration in October
GAM President Bill Abbott is excited to mark five years of Great American Christmas, promising the most festive season yet with more stars, more joy, and more holiday magic. NEW YORK, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Great American Media proudly announces the return of Great American Christmas in July on Great American Family, the mid-year holiday movie event, beginning June 27 (6 p.m. ET). The festive celebration serves as the perfect prelude to the countdown to the 5th Anniversary of Great American Christmas, launching in October 2025. With nearly 100 Original holiday films produced in just four years, Great American Media continues to lead with stories grounded in faith, family, and the true spirit of Christmas. Christmas as it is meant to be. The July programming event invites audiences to revisit fan-favorite films while building excitement for the landmark anniversary season ahead. "Great American Christmas in July is more than a mid-year tradition -- it is a joyful celebration of what our viewers love: stories that uplift, inspire, and bring families together," said Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Great American Media. "This year, it also marks the beginning of the countdown to something truly special – the 5th Anniversary of Great American Christmas, which returns bigger and brighter than ever this October," Abbott concluded. Great American Christmas in July is heartwarming romances, favorite holiday moments, and stories steeped in faith, family, and the true meaning of the season. Celebrate moments that matter, those that remind all to believe, to give, to love, and to celebrate together. Enjoy never-before-seen behind-the-scenes moments from fan favorites films, as well as sneak peeks from brand new Great American Christmas 2025 Original movies. Weekly marathons celebrate the best of Great American Christmas in July, including marathons audiences can look forward to. Marathon line-up includes:Saturday, June 28 – A royal Christmas affair – Kick off Great American Christmas in July with elegance, enchantment, and touches of royal romance everywhere. A day filled with tiaras, traditions, and timeless tales of love fit for a prince (or princess!). Viewers crown their favorites like Jingle Bell Princess, A Christmas Castle Proposal, A Cinderella Christmas Ball, and many more! Friday, July 4 – Holiday, honor, at home – Great American Family proudly presents a military-themed Christmas movie marathon, an inspiring lineup of Christmas films that celebrate the bravery, sacrifice, and unwavering spirit of those who serve the nation. Salute America and see these favorites, Bringing Christmas Home, My Christmas Hero, Tails of Christmas, and many more! Saturday, July 5 – A celebration of grace and joy, Great American Christmas in July honors the beloved actresses who bring heart, hope, and holiday cheer to every character: Candace Cameron Bure, Danica McKellar, Merritt Patterson, Cindy Busby, Laura Osnes, Jill Wagner, Alexa PenaVega, Courtney Lopez, Jen Lilley, Lori Loughlin, Jillian Murray, Jennie Garth, and many more. These actresses make Great American Christmas the most beloved holiday program event on television. What's more, they lead with love! Saturday, July 12 – Heart, honor, and holiday love – Great American Christmas honors the actors who bring strength, sincerity, and timeless charm to fans favorite Christmas movies: Mario Lopez, Trevor Donovan, Cameron Mathison, Casey Elliott, Paul Greene, Carlos PenaVega, Jonathan Stoddard, Daniel Lissing, Matthew Morrison, Jesse Hutch, and many more! These leading men deliver performances of love, loyalty, family, and the joy of finding the way home to Christmas! Saturday, July 19 – The ultimate Christmas Checklist, showcasing a curated collection of beloved holiday films that embody the spirit of the season! These beloved holiday originals return to small towns, cut down real Christas trees, attend Christmas services, bake the best sugar cookies, deck the halls that unite community. Viewers have their favorites, like A Vintage Christmas, A Christmas Less Traveled, Once Upon A Christmas Wish, Christmas Under the Northern Lights, A Kindhearted Christmas, A Little Women's Christmas, and many more! Saturday, July 26 – Fan-Favorite Christmas movies as chosen by Christmas movie review ranking – Viewer review rankings decide which film's make the final 24 hours of Great American Christmas in July. The films are a testament to our viewers love of celebrating heartwarming Christmas movies that celebrate love, hope, and the true meaning of Christmas. Lean back and enjoy! These curated lineups showcase the stars, stories, and moment's that have defined Great American Christmas' signature style – heartfelt, wholesome, and hopeful. For a complete list of featured films and to keep track of viewing, fans can refer to the Official Great American Family Christmas Checklist. For more information, ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA Great American Media is home to a family-friendly portfolio of brands including Great American Family, Great American Pure Flix and Great American Faith & Living. As the flagship linear TV network, Great American Family features original Christmas movies, rom-coms and classic series that celebrate faith, family and country. Great American Pure Flix is a leading faith and family streaming service that inspires, uplifts and entertains with content that you can confidently stream with the entire family. Other platforms include, Great American Faith & Living, the unscripted companion to Great American Family that celebrates faith, family, and country every day and every season; Great American Adventures and Pure Flix TV, FAST channels (free ad-supporting streaming TV). Great American Media was established in June 2021 by Bill Abbott and a group of US-based family offices. Great American Christmas in July on Great American Family returns to air beginning Friday, June 27 (6 p.m. ET), featuring TV's brightest stars in holiday stories about faith, family, and the true meaning of Christmas. The celebration is one of the best Christmas movie program events on television. [Pictured left-right] Lori Loughlin, Candace Cameron Bure, Cameron Mathison, and Danica McKellar, all stars of multiple original Christmas movies for Great American Media. Photo: Courtesy of Great American Media 2025. 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New York Post
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Candace Cameron Bure reveals how she plans to get into the ‘best shape of my life' at 50
Candace Cameron Bure, who recently turned 49, plans to be in the 'best shape of my life' when she enters her 50s next year. 'That's what I'm working towards,' the Great American Family star told Fox News Digital. 'I've been filming a lot of movies, so I don't feel like I'm at my top right now because my fitness has to take a back seat while I'm filming movies, but I turned 49 this year and I have really big goals for myself just keeping active and healthy, but going into 50, I wanna be in best shape that I can possibly be in.' Advertisement Bure said she's been busy filming her Christmas movies for the network. She just wrapped a time-travel Christmas movie called 'Timeless Tidings of Joy,' and is heading into production for another one next week. She also stars in the new 'Ainsley McGregor Mysteries' series. 'So, my fitness game, once I finish this movie, at least in the gym, is gonna kick it up a notch,' she explained. 'But honestly, I feel really great.' Bure said she's been working on her fitness since she was in her early 30s, 'and I'm in a groove, and I just want to approach life and aging as someone with grace, but also enthusiasm.' 'And leaning into all the things that I can do as I get older and preparing my body so that I can continue to do those things as I older,' the actress told Fox News Digital. 'Not so much from a vanity point of view, but like, you know, I wanna be able to open the peanut butter jar when I'm 80, and I need grip strength for that. But all that comes from using your muscles and lifting weights and just basic skills.' Advertisement She joked that she's not trying to age fast, 'but it's the preparation of just being in the best shape that I can be as I get older.' 4 Candace Cameron Bure said her goal is to be in the 'best shape' of her life by the time she turns 50 next year. Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images As she's gotten older, Bure said her reasons for staying in shape have become less about 'vanity,' and more about wanting to be healthy for her family. She asks herself: 'Why is fitness so important to me? Is it because I'm trying to fit into a certain size or look a certain way? Or is it because I wanna be able to go on walks with my husband or my kids or my grandchildren and take hikes and be healthy and not have trouble getting out of a seat as I get older? And so that's what I've learned about it, that I'm so appreciative that my body can move, and I can do all the things that I can.' Advertisement She continued, 'I have so much more of a gratitude mindset for my body instead of nitpicking it like I have for many, many years.' 4 Bure said her fitness has had to take a back seat recently because she has been busy shooting movies. candacecbure/Instagram The 'Full House' alum noted that fitness doesn't always have to be in the gym. 'I do enjoy weightlifting, but it's like, 'Go out and do the things that are fun that get your body moving.' That's what fitness should be about: is body movement. So, go ride a bicycle, do handstands, do cartwheels, go skateboarding, go roller skating.' Advertisement She advised doing what you loved 'when you were young, as a kid, and what made you happy. Did you love riding your bike? Then go ride a bike. Like, you don't have to get on the stationary one. Go actually ride a bike.' Her family loves a 'good game of pickleball. It's real competitive in the Bure house.' 4 Bure said her fitness trick is to do fun activities that get herself moving. candacecbure/Instagram Aside from her many Christmas movies, Bure is also excited about her new mystery series on Great American Pure Flix. 'I love the genre so much. The cozy mysteries are so much fun,' Bure said. 'So, of course, I had a very successful franchise, the 'Aurora Teagarden Mysteries,' and I wanted to create another franchise of movies and one that felt fresh and new and new characters, new relationships,' she said of her new 'Ainsley McGregor Mysteries,' which are about a criminologist-turned-crafter. The first, 'Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker,' came out last year. Advertisement 'I'm so happy that the first one was really well-received, and we've got the newest Ainsley McGregor case, 'A Case for the Yarn Maker,' which is, you know, it's just another mystery,' she said. The mysteries are 'fun' and 'safe' to watch with the family, Bure added. 'Nothing gory, nothing bloody, but it's like this great whodunit. And the 'Ainsley McGregors,' as we continue to make these movies, they're just getting elevated more and more with each one, and the dialogue is sharper, the dialogue is, you know, quick-witted, they're funny, but they're smart.' 'A Case for the Winemaker' brings back the main characters from the first film, which centers on McGregor's craft shop Bless Your Arts, where she interacts with other artists and customers in the town. 'You'll be familiar with them now, but you're going to learn a little more about each of them in each installment, each movie,' she explained. 'And in this one, you're going to learn a little bit more about Mrs. Whedon. And we kind of focus the story on her and her granddaughter because this mystery has a lot of ties to who she is.' Advertisement She said the writer, Robin Dunne, also plays her brother, Sheriff Ryan McGregor, in the series. 4 Bure said she enjoy weightlifting to stay in shape. candacecbure/Instagram The series is directed by Martin Wood, 'who I've worked with for ages and directed many of the 'Aurora Teagardens' back in the day,' said Bure. 'And so we're excited. This is kind of a little dream team with the three of us producing these movies, writing them and working on them.' 'Stay glued,' she added when asked what viewers should expect from the second installment. Advertisement 'Listen to the clues, listen to the dialogue because every little word, it's a little hint as to who could have done it. But my hope is that you don't figure it out in the first 10 minutes of the movie because you've got 90 more to go, and I hope you don't figure it until the very end,' she said, adding that there are always a few red herrings. Bure also co-stars with her daughter, Natasha Bure, in the holiday film 'Timeless Tidings of Joy,' and shared some industry advice. 'What's most important for me as her mom and also someone that's been in this entertainment industry for 40 years is that, you know, I have wisdom that I'm happy and want to share with from all aspects of it,' she said. 'So, I do that often, and she's 26 years old. So she's at a place in her life where she very much respects it and asks me those questions. It's not like having a teenager when your kids think, like, you're dumb and you don't know anything. Like, we're past all of that. And so I have such a great relationship with all of my kids and I feel really blessed and honored that she comes to me and asks questions and wants advice, but she's so talented and doing such a great job, but as long as she knows I'm here, and her dad, we're here and we're for her, that's the most important thing for me.' The second installment of 'Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker' is now streaming on Great American Pure Flix.
