United Kingdom, May 23 -- Julia Stiles struggled with "disordered" eating at the height of her Hollywood career.

The 44-year-old actress has revealed she felt under pressure to fit into sample sizes from designers on the red carpet so her diet became "restrictive, regimented" and "stressful".

During an appearance on the 'How to Fail with Elizabeth Day' podcast, she explained: "I'm not talking about an eating disorder - it was just restrictive, regimented, stressful.

"I always worried that it was going to be out of my control. Like, what if I gain weight? I couldn't help but have a disordered relationship with it all ...

"There was stress around what your body looks like and trying to mold your body into a certain size. As an actress, ...