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Aakanksha Surve

Donal Skehan says his 'world was torn apart' after dad's cancer diagnosis

Celebrity chef Donal Skehan revealed his mental health struggles after facing the "hardest year" of his life.

The Irish cooking sensation recalled a number of devastating incidents that left him at his lowest ebb in an emotional interview. Donal, 36, said he had been struggling with "no consistency to life" in the months leading up to the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020.

The Howth man was left overwhelmed after he was forced to uproot his family from Los Angeles to Ireland at the start of the first lockdown. This pressure coupled with the demands of his career and the world-shattering news of his father's prostate cancer diagnosis left him struggling with his mental health.

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