Hear'Say star and Emmerdale actress Suzanne Shaw appeared on ITV1's Lorraine on Thursday, May 18, to discuss a marathon challenge she is undertaking to raise money for mental health charity Mind, and during the segment she discussed her own battles with anxiety and depression following her rise to fame.
The 41-year-old first joined the Popstars band when she was just 19 and revealed that the early days were 'tough' on her mental health.
Speaking to the 63-year-old Scottish host, Suzanne - who will be running four ultra-marathons over four consecutive days in one week - said: "It was a really tough time. When I was a kid, I remember being a teenager and having my first major panic attack. It was quite severe and scary. I don’t really remember suffering with anxiety until after Hear’Say. It was such a big thing to go through - that overwhelming [feeling], that burnout manifested in depression."
