The reality star, 25, is the only Black cast member of the popular series<\/a>, which follows the lives and drama of a group of Mormon moms-turned-TikTok influencers<\/a>. During the recent season four finale earlier this month, she revealed she has struggled with an eating disorder since high school and had been using weight-loss drugs for about a year. <\/p>\n Speaking to Allure <\/a>in a new story that digs into Utah\u2019s Mormon culture, Taylor opened up about her addiction to the weight-loss medicine, saying: \u201cI got (Tirzepatide, a GLP-1) from a plastic surgeon here in Utah in the fall of last year.<\/p>\n \u201cThey just handed it to me without ever having an appointment with me. They got me a prescription and it was at my house the next day. I\u2019m very happy that I shared that with the world because there\u2019s so many people that abuse this drug and it\u2019s so easily accessible now.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor had previously admitted to abusing the weight-loss drugs on the SLOMW season finale<\/a>, confessing she started taking them to address \u201cstubborn weight\u201d she couldn\u2019t lose.<\/p>\n \u201cI just feel like, I don’t think I’ll ever be small enough in my head,\u201d the model said on the show. \u201cAnd I know it’s affecting me. Like, I’m so exhausted all the time because I don’t eat. And my body hurts every night when I go to bed. I literally lay down, and if my knees are touching each other, it hurts because I don’t have enough fat on my body to cushion it.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that it’s going too far, and I’m taking it too far, but I can’t stop,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the interview with Allure, the single mother of two acknowledged her home state of Utah is a \u201cvain\u201d place. She discussed her lifelong struggle of trying to fit the beauty mold she had been exposed to growing up.<\/p>\n \u201cFor a long time, I thought the perception of beauty was long, straight hair, light-colored eyes, skin that wasn\u2019t dark like mine,\u201d she said. \u201cI tried to bleach my skin one time, and I straightened my hair my whole entire life and have done things that were very toxic because I thought that that\u2019s what beauty was because it\u2019s all I saw growing up.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor is not the only SLOMW star who feels the pressure to look perfect. Her co-star Jessi Draper, 33, <\/a>recently underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty, a procedure that removes excess skin and fat from around the eyes, telling the outlet that she was also \u201ctalked into doing other things.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cIt can be really easy to get talked into things because we\u2019re, again, in Utah Mormon culture,\u201d Draper admitted, \u201cand the standard of beauty is so high, and we\u2019re also on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n For anyone struggling with the issues raised in this article, eating disorder charity Beat<\/a>\u2019s helpline is available 365 days a year on 0808 801 0677. NCFED offers information, resources and counselling for those suffering from eating disorders, as well as their support networks. 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Taylor agreed that Utah is a \u2018vain state\u2019 (Getty)<\/p>\n