Antiques Road Trip expert Philip Serell previously opened up about his daughter's battle with anorexia. The BBC star, 71, is married to Briony Serrell and has a close relationship with their daughter, Clementine. Philip has been open about his daughter's battle with the eating disorder, admitting that he found it difficult to understand at first. Clementine has now recovered and hopes to help others who are experiencing the same struggles she did.

"As a dad, it's been very difficult, I've found it very hard to understand. I've spent 62 years enjoying eating and it's very hard not to say, 'Just eat, it's easy'," he told MailOnline back in 2016. "But Clementine has come through this on her own and I know she'd love to help others who are in a similar situation. Christmas is a very difficult time of year because people suffering with anorexia get booze and food shoved at them - and that's very hard to deal with."

In 2020, Clementine opened up about how far she'd come in her recovery, sharing an image of herself during the height of her illness alongside another taken more recently.

"Never think you can't escape," she wrote in the caption before detailing her struggles with bulimia and anorexia.

Clementine explained how the breakdown of her relationship at the time must have triggered something in her body and suddenly her life no longer felt like her own.

In 2011, the personal trainer became bulimic, revealing she made herself sick "about eight times" on New Year's Eve before waking up the following morning "full of shame and utter self loathing".

The following year, Clementine developed anorexia.

She explained: "That was the worst year, and Christmas, ever. It was just pure hell, with no escape. I was TOTALLY consumed by the eating disorder, addicted to it, addicted to counting calories and 'burning off' what I could. I weighed EVERYTHING. I counted the calories in EVERYTHING. I hated what I'd become but I was petrified of giving up that addiction.

"After a long, and at times sooooo painfully slow, recovery I'm here, where I am now... I will always talk about eating disorders, and I'll always be honest. I don't post things like this for any praise or anything like that but to show others that you can get your life back."

Clementine concluded: "I will always talk about eating disorders, and I'll always be honest. I don't post things like this for any praise or anything like that but to show others that you can get your life back. And also because I genuinely believe EDs are still very misunderstood and that kills me a bit. This is a hard time to go through, especially if you have an eating disorder but know that there can be life on the other side. And know that you really are strong enough to get there."