Madelyn Cline's Parents Helped Her with Self-Love and to Start an Acting Career

After she dropped out of college, Madelyn Cline's parents supported their daughter as she set out to chase her dreams of becoming an actress. Madelyn Cline's mother also played a significant role in her daughter's self-love journey after the "Outer Banks" star admitted to self-harming.

Originally from Goose Creek, South Carolina, Cline has been a natural in front of the camera since she was a little girl appearing in commercials. As she grew older and found herself at a crossroads, the actress on the rise took her acting career to the next level.

However, she's done so with the support of her parents. Not only have they been her biggest supporter, but the "Outer Banks" star's mom also helped her daughter love her body after struggling with an eating disorder as a teenager.

Madelyn Cline Wanted to Find a Job, Like Her Parents, but She Unexpectedly Became Seriously Interested in Acting

When Cline was around 11, she kickstarted her acting career by appearing in commercials for Sunny D, EZ Make Oven, and Flow Automotive. She also added modeling to her résumé and appeared in print ads.

She appeared on the cover of American Girl, Parenting Magazine, T-Mobile, Next Clothing, Toys R Us, and more. Cline landed also roles in theatre, and one of her earliest credits in a film came in 2009 when she played Matilda in "Milites Christi." Someone Cline worked with said:

"She just comes alive in front of the camera!"

Despite her talent, Cline only showed an interest in acting and modeling to raise money for her college fund. During an interview, Cline spoke bout her parents' jobs and revealed that she aspired to have a profession like her mom— a real estate agent— and dad— a civil engineer— growing up. She considered a few practical career paths, such as becoming a doctor or a journalist. But that changed once she enrolled in college.

Cline was a student at Coastal Carolina University for six weeks when she realized it was not what she truly wanted to do. The actress shared that she knew in her gut that she wanted to relocate to Los Angeles and pursue a professional career in acting. "I was ready to go. I was ready to see what the world had in store," Cline said.

Miserable from trying to make other people happy, Cline called her mother and said, "Are you sitting down?" before revealing that she would be dropping out of college and using her college fund to move to Los Angeles to try and become an actress.

"Alright, I'll handle your dad," Cline's mom said. Although her parents "really" wanted her to finish college and were afraid to see their daughter pack up her life and move across the country, they still supported her. "So just a few months later, I got some roommates, and I moved..." Cline shared.

Madelyn Cline's Mom Helped Her Daughter Overcome Body Hatred

During an interview, Cline revealed that she struggled with an eating disorder as a teenager. The actress recalled waking up early in the morning to work out, and after failing to obtain the body she wanted, she began self-harming and starving herself.

Cline entered a calorie deficiency, which started with her eating six almonds for breakfast and turned into her cutting out the protein she needed for the amount of exercising she was doing daily. Cline said:

"All I knew is I wasn't achieving a particular body image, and so I was angry, and I was harming myself and starving myself in the process of trying to achieve that. And that's an awful place to be, especially as a teenager."

Cline's mother was a "wonderful help" when teaching her daughter to practice self-love. She would stand with Cline in front of the mirror and have her list all the things she liked about her body. And over time, Madelyn Cline learned to love her curves and hips and slowly began loving her body.