Emily English: Overcoming Her Eating Disorder, Building A Multi-Million Dollar Wellness Empire, & Her Favorite Nutrition Tips

September 2, 2026

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“I’ve made a multi-million pound business out of a mobile phone from my kitchen,” Emily English says near the end of her conversation with Maggie Sellers Reum. That line captures the arc of her story: a nutritionist who started filming herself against the advice of her business partners (“no one cares about you, Emily”) and built a wellness brand that now spans a social media audience of over three million, a Sunday Times number one bestselling cookbook, and a supplement company called Epitome. But the foundation of that business was forged in a much darker place—a severe eating disorder triggered at age 18 when a modeling agency told her they needed to “have a conversation about your thighs.”

The Eating Disorder That Became a Career

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What you'll learn

1 (03:01) **Emily English: The Nutritionist Who Makes Food Fun** - Emily introduces herself with her core mission: making food that people want to eat, designed by a nutritionist.
2 (08:48) **How an Eating Disorder Created a Nutritionist** - Emily reveals that her career began with a personal crisis triggered by the modeling industry.
3 (14:28) **The Surprising Hat That Fits Best** - Emily identifies her core gift and explains which role feels most natural.
4 (15:34) **Gut Health for the Hot Girls: Coffee, Cortisol & Bloating** - Emily explains the science behind common gut complaints for busy, ambitious women.
5 (25:39) **The One Thing to Throw in the Bin** - Emily gives a practical, actionable rule for busy women who want to eat better without obsessing.
6 (34:03) **Trends Don’t Feed You, Trends Feed Trends** - Emily explains her content strategy and why she refuses to chase viral moments that contradict her mission.
7 (36:30) **From Solopreneur to 3 Million Followers: The Pivot** - Emily details the business and mindset shifts that turned her one-to-one clinic into a multi-million pound empire.

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Guests on this episode

Maggie Sellers Reum

Show Notes

Want to know how to turn your biggest struggle into a multi-million dollar business? Top BSc Nutritionist, viral chef, and entrepreneur Emily English joins Maggie Sellers Reum on Hot Smart Rich to spill how she built an empire out of her eating disorder recovery. Emily gets real about 2000s diet culture, launching a successful probiotic supplement brand, and why you should never apologize for getting rich. Plus, she shares expert nutrition hacks on natural GLP-1s, gut health, liquid calories, and beating travel bloat.

From struggling with self-image to becoming one of the internet’s favorite food creators, Emily reveals how healing her relationship with food accidentally launched her career. She breaks down the reality of starting a business from scratch, navigating the supplement industry, and scaling a wellness brand from her phone.Whether you’re here for the unfiltered founder advice, science-backed gut health tips, or a total mindset shift around money and ambition, Emily reveals all the details.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:33) Making Cooking Fun

(03:26) Feeling the Difference When Eating Well

(05:21) The Truth About Nutrition Marketing

(06:50) What Em Thought Her Future Would Be

(07:14) Em’s Experience With an Eating Disorder

(12:21) Passion for Cooking

(14:10) No Coffee on an Empty Stomach

(16:08) Is US Food Worse Than UK Food?

(18:37) Gut Health While Travelling

(20:47) Fiverr Pro Ad

(21:47) Eight Sleep Ad

(22:44) Non-Negotiable Eating Habits

(24:43) Hacks for the Busy HSR Girl

(27:40) ‘What I Eat in a Day’ Trend

(29:04) Nutrition Industry Changing

(31:06) Health and Nutrition Trends

(32:53) Growing an Online Community

(36:23) Independence vs People Pleasing

(39:02) Relationship With Money & Wealth

(42:45) Alya Ad

(43:47) Shopify Ad

(45:02) Get Comfortable Talking About Money

(47:40) Monetising Your Social Media

(50:37) An Engaged Audience Matters

(52:11) Founding Epitōme

(56:11) Maintaining Her Community

(57:33) Rapid Fire

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