Roman Kemp broke down over misusing anti-depressants weeks before I'm A Celeb
Roman Kemp has admitted he misused anti-depressants shortly before going on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
The son of Spandau Ballet star, Martin Kemp, 30, came third on the ITV show in 2019, but revealed he was 'messing around' with his medication after trying to "battle against" his mental health concerns.
Speaking to Spencer Matthews on his Big Fish podcast, he said: "So, I did a very silly thing, I've always been on anti-depressants in my life and that's just my own personal thing, that's my own personal journey with it, that's what I do. And I went through a phase of trying to battle against it and I messed around with them, I misused them, I didn't take them when I should have taken them."
Roman Kemp has admitted he misused anti-depressants shortly before going on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! (Global Player)
He bravely spoke about his mental health to Spencer Matthews (Global Player)The misuse of the anti-depressants was to have a devastating effect on the Capital FM host, who admitted he had "planned out" his suicide after spiralling into "heavy depression and anxiety". Roman revealed: "So, it was like two months before I went into I'm A Celebrity. I had planned it out and I just remember I was sat in my house and I was crying,… and then all of a sudden my mum called me and she heard instantly.
"My parents have always been very aware of my battles with mental health but never to this state. Then my mum was clearly buying time because I could hear her in the background getting in the car and then passing on the phone to my sister and then they both kept me on the phone until they came to my house."
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Roman came third on the show in 2019Explaining the "whole day became a blur", the popular presenter made the heartbreaking admission that: "Every voice that tells you you're not good enough is in there saying you're not good enough, end it, life's not going to be good for you."
The candid host opens up about his mental health in his new documentary on BBC Three, in which he strives to start a conversation encouraging young people to talk about their mental health, making sure they are properly supported when they speak out
Summing up his situation now as he focuses on his career, the in-demand presenter told Spencer: "I am aware that I am privileged, and I’m at a point where I can decide what jobs I have. But I always believe that no matter who you are, I really do believe, and I'm sure there'll be people that tell me I'm wrong, that there is a way of doing what you love and being happy with it."
*If you are struggling with mental health, you can speak to a trained advisor from Mind mental health charity on 0300 123 3393 or email [email protected]
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