The world’s thinnest woman gives warning

The thinnest woman in the world is using her emaciated figure to warn of the horrors of anorexia after revealing she gets Fan Mail from girls hoping to copy her look. Valeria Levitin weighs just 4st 3lbs - less than half of what she should weigh at the very lightest - after years of extreme dieting.

At 5ft 8in, the 39-year-old should weigh between 9st and 12st to fit into the NHS guided ‘healthy’ weight range. Valeria has battled the illness since her early twenties and says she is desperate to get better and warn others of the dangers of anorexia. She told the Sun: “I have received emails from young girls who want me to teach them how to be like me.