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‘My mental health has taken a huge dip’: Bake Off star Candice Brown details how her ADHD diagnosis has affected her life as she admits people say they struggle to be around her
Candice Brown has opened up about how her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis has affected her mental health.
The Great British Bake Off star, 36, who won the competition in 2016, was diagnosed with ADHD in January 2020, and she has now said her mental health has ‘taken a huge dip’.
Speaking on Vicky Pattison’s The Secret To podcast, she said: ‘It is so much worse now. My mental health has taken a huge dip the last couple of years.
Struggles: Candice Brown, 36, has opened up about how her ADHD diagnosis has affected her mental health, saying: ‘My mental health has taken a huge dip the last couple of years’
‘People are sort of saying at the moment, “We know you’re quite bad because we’re struggling to be with you.”
‘One of the things with me and the ADHD and the anxiety, and when they battle – and they fight against each other. It’s just a whole minefield but I’m working on it.’
Candice revealed one of her biggest downfalls is procrastinating, a problem she only seems to combat when under pressure.
She said: ‘Give me four hours to do something and I’ll take 10.
Noticable change: The star, who won Great British Bake Off in 2016, says her loved ones have noticed a change in her behaviour in recent months
‘Give me four hours to do something and people watching and pressure, like Bake Off – when I have no choice but to do it – I do it. I’ve always been called icy but that’s genuinely me trying to focus.’
Despite enjoying success after winning the popular baking show, Candice has faced a backlash from some online trolls following her victory.
She said: ‘I worked so hard because I knew I had to. But that wasn’t enough for people, it had to be another reason. What has the world come to?’
Candice opened up about her mental health struggles in July, saying she spent ‘years being ashamed’ of her condition.
Love split: The television personality also faced personal struggles when she split from her ex-husband Liam Macauley last year after two years of marriage (pictured 2018)
During an appearance on Loose Women, she said: ‘I’ve spent so many years being ashamed of this mental health. I suffered trauma which led to the depression and PTSD.
‘It took me so long to realise it’s not my fault, it was something that’s quite wrong.’
The television personality also faced personal struggles when she split from her ex-husband Liam Macauley last year after two years of marriage.
She told The Burnt Chef Journal podcast: ‘I had a very difficult year last year — the hardest of my life.
‘How the f**k I’m still going, I don’t know. But it was just a lot to take in, a lot to deal with.’
Challenges: Looking back over the last 12 months, Candice recently said: ‘I had a very difficult year last year — the hardest of my life’
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