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Siobhan Macdonald

A Place in the Sun host Leah Charles-King praises Channel 4 show for changing her life after bipolar diagnosis

Leah Charles King says her role on A Place In The Sun has been life-changing after suicidal thoughts took hold prior to her bipolar diagnosis. In a candid interview, the famously bubbly media personality revealed that behind the scenes she was secretly planning to end her life before her friend talked her down.

The Channel 4 presenter admits that her new role on the property show has transformed her life, after feeling overlooked in TV for many years. Speaking to the Express, Leah opened up about her mental health lows prior to her bipolar disorder diagnosis.

"I was so impulsive within this mania and I was just so fed up of all the pain and anguish that a mental illness like bipolar could bring that I'd had enough," she said.

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