Eugenia Cooney shares heartwarming reaction to Shane Dawson documentary

Controversial YouTuber Eugenia Cooney stirred up concern across the internet in early February, after uploading a cosplay video that showed her body in a near-skeletal state: and, although she took a lengthy social media hiatus following the backlash, she’s finally back, thanks to longtime YouTuber Shane Dawson.

Shane Dawson’s long-awaited documentary series finally dropped on July 19, after months of relative radio silence that had some fans wondering if he was going to cover such subjects as a “haunted hotel.”

However, there are no ghosts in Dawson’s latest upload: instead, he decided to document the transformation of Eugenia Cooney, who has been a subject of controversy throughout her YouTube career due to an apparent eating disorder – one that she heavily denied.

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Cooney addressed the concern around her health during a series of conversations with Dawson throughout his video, where she admitted to suffering from an eating disorder that she declined to officially label.

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“I guess like, before, there would be times where I realized, ‘Hey, I’m not eating enough, I really should be taking better care of myself,’” she said of the matter. “…I guess it’s like smoking or something, where people kind of know, ‘I should stop this.’”

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Despite the heavy-hitting content, Dawson’s documentary was met with critical acclaim, reaching the number one spot on YouTube’s trending page and seeing a wave of support toward Cooney – a development that saw her post an emotional Tweet shortly thereafter.

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“Seeing so much support is making me cry,” she wrote of the video. “…It’s been a really difficult year and it’s a hard journey, but if I can overcome my demons, know that you can too. Love you all.”

Cooney’s recovery made waves across the net after her hairdresser posted a photo of the YouTuber to Instagram in early June, which had many fans hoping that the picture denoted her ongoing recovery.

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With Cooney on the mend and finally back online, it looks like things are truly turning around for the 24-year-old content creator, who is back to uploading YouTube videos as of June 20 – a development that her fans are overjoyed to hear.