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Zoe Delaney

Fearne Cotton stepped back from TV and radio due to 'proper full-on panic attacks'

Fearne Cotton has explained why she had to walk away from her successful broadcasting career.

The popular presenter, 40, spoke candidly with Lorraine Kelly this morning [October 6] to promote her Happy Place brand and revealed how she quit her radio and TV gigs in a bid not only to protect her mental health, but to avoid falling victim to 'cancel culture'.

Speaking to the Scottish presenter on the ITV show about her career and move into new industries, the Happy Place podcast host explained: "I couldn't be in that situation every day, where I was having the negative feedback every day, not with cancel culture that exists."

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