Lena Dunham's Raw Memoir: Fame's Toll & Triumph

Lena Dunham's new memoir is blowing up, spilling the real cost of her girl's fame from

2012 to 2017.

She got props for bearing at all net bikini bike scene, pushing back against skinny ideals,

but it kicked off years of brutal online hate for not.

Fitting the mold.

Fame hit hard, piling on stress that wrecked her health, colitis, infections, surgeries

for endometriosis, a busted elbow, and finally a diagnosis of, Ailer's Danlos Syndrome

that chronic conditioned with no fix.

She even had a hysterectomy after a decade of pain and ended up in rehab for anxiety meds.

The backlash was non-stop, from body shamers calling her every name to a nasty clash with

producer Scott Rudin that left her dissociated.

Her showrunner Bond soured two after a messy statement on an assault accusation, and HBO's

big bet on a young creator nearly broke her.

Now turning 40 next month, she settled in England with her husband, musician Louise

Felber, owning her story up front.

The books are already a bestseller.

Sparking think pieces saying we owe her an apology for the jealousy-fueled drags.

Even with fresh headlines still slamming her, her dad's words ring true.

She's weathered the worst labels early, coming out stronger on her own terms.

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