Erin Heatherton: Victoria's Secret said she 'had to lose weight'

Model Erin Heatherton presents a creation during the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York, November 13, 2013. (Reuters)

Model Erin Heatherton is opening up about her struggles with body image.

The 27-year-old former Victoria's Secret Angel says she went through a lot of "self-questioning" after parting ways with the lingerie company in 2013 after five years working together, especially after she says she was previously told she had to slim down to walk their runway.

"My last two Victoria’s Secret shows, I was told I had to lose weight," Heatherton tells Time magazine. "I look back like, 'Really?'"

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The last two times Heatherton walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York City was in November 2012 and November 2013. The model says she initially hit the target weight in 2012.