‘I couldn’t look at myself in the mirror’: Love Island star Siânnise Fudge reveals her secret battle with depression left her underweight and in hospital
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Love Island‘s Siânnise Fudge took to Instagram on Sunday to share heart-breaking news with her fans.
The 27-year-old, who appeared in the ITV2 show back in 2020, revealed her secret battle with depression left her in hospital and underweight.
Siânnise explained that she was finally ready to speak about her struggles over the last year, sharing a snap in her underwear from eight months ago and one today looking happier and healthier.
‘I couldn’t look at myself in the mirror’: Siânnise Fudge, 27, has revealed her secret battle with depression left her underweight and in hospital (pictured earlier this year)
She penned: ‘To my amazing family. I have been waiting for the right time to speak about something that I had been living with and couldn’t find the courage to share it, but thankfully now I feel ready’.
‘I feel I have a responsibility to share this because somehow it might help one of you and that’s all I want from this. To give anyone suffering the belief that you can overcome your obstacles in life’.
‘This time last year I was suffering with anxiety & depression behind closed doors. This resulted in me having insomnia, extreme mood swings & losing two stone in weight’.
Better than ever: Siânnise explained that she was ready to speak about her struggles over the last year, sharing a snap in her underwear eight months ago (left) one today look happier and healthier (right)
She continued: ‘I was insecure, lost all my confidence & I lacked love within myself. I couldn’t bare to look at myself in the mirror because I didn’t recognise myself both physically & mentally. I completely lost myself and I wasn’t sure who I was as a person anymore’.
‘It affected my everyday life, my work & my relationships with friends and family. I felt like I wasn’t in control of my body, I lost interest in things I loved the most and I found it impossible to socialise’.
‘I would receive messages on social media saying I’m too skinny, I need to eat some burgers and I’ve had to unfollow you because looking at you makes me uncomfortable which was extremely triggering for me’.
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Brave: Siannise opened up in a candid and lengthy Instagram post
Going into further detail she wrote: ‘I went to hospital twice for checks, and for someone who is terrified of needles I begged them to take my blood and help me’.
‘When the doctors came back with my results, they assured me they were all clear and there was nothing physically wrong with me and they told me I was suffering from severe anxiety’.
‘I was lost, depressed and unhealthy, but somehow I developed the strength to work on myself’.
Hospital: Going into further detail she wrote: ‘I went to hospital twice for checks, and for someone who is terrified of needles I begged them to take my blood and help me’ (pictured earlier this year)
Ending on a happier note she wrote: ‘I turned every negative comment into fuel and motivation to get better and today I stand here, healed with a healthy mind & a happy heart’.
‘I feel beautiful, confident & I love my body now more than ever. I never understood mental health until I experienced it myself and how important it is. I urge everybody to be kind because you never know what someone is going through, everyone has a story. Every cloud has a silver lining, I am living proof of this’.
Fans and famous friends rushed to the comment section to praise the brave reality star.
Pride: Fans and famous friends rushed to the comment section to praise the brave reality star
Fellow Love Islander Kady McDermott wrote: ‘Oh Siannise this breaks my heart to read, but I am so glad you’re coming out the other end, you’re literally glowing at the moment and look so so so amazing. Always here and sending so much love xxx’.
While Molly-Mae Hague added: ‘You should be so proud of yourself beautiful’.
And Georgia Steele commented: ‘Brave girl, well done lovely’.
Gorgeous: Siannase looked radiant in her recent Instagram posts after recovering from her recent struggles
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Source: Daily Mail
