An anorexic teenage covergirl died of heart failure in her sleep after her weight dropped to just six stone.
Bethaney Wallace, 19, appeared to be living a dream lifestyle, appearing on the covers of glossy magazines including Girl Talk and Popgirl from the age of 12.
But despite her stunning good looks she never believed she was attractive enough and succumbed to anorexia and bulimia aged 16.
The illnesses left her too weak to work and she was forced to step away from modelling.Over recent months she had shown signs of finally getting on top of the devastating condition by cooking for herself and had even put together a new modelling portfolio.
But on April 18, she tragically passed away in her sleep while she was staying at her grandmother's house.
Her devastated parents Clive, 47, and Cathy, 42, yesterday said there were indications Bethaney's weakened heart had failed as she slept.
They believe her anorexia developed as she struggled to keep off weight she lost during a bout of glandular fever.
Mr Wallace, a roof tiler, said: 'We found it difficult to get help for her until she was willing to do it.
There needs to be information out there for parents so they know what warning signs to look out for.
'When she was 16 food became a problem. She would go to the supermarket with us and stare at the food. But she would not sit at the dinner table with us.
