Model and author Charli Howard battled crippling eating disorders for a decade. Now, she’s calling for ‘an immediate intervention’ in the case of pop star Ariana Grande, who decided to ‘step back’ from public life amid relentless scrutiny over her appearance and dramatic weight loss. At the darkest moment of her own illness, Charli survived on just a square of dark chocolate, an apple and water each day. Now confident in her own skin, Charli says the imagery of Ariana in her latest pop video Petal, which shows her shrinking frame, should be taken off the internet to stop it influencing her young fans. ‘Each and every one of you, including her family and management, are enabling this person and encouraging her illness when she needs help.