Louise McSharry opened up about her “rough couple of months” as she has been struggling with “grim” feelings since leaving RTE.
Back in October Louise announced her sudden departure from 2FM after 11 years.
She presented her own show on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9-11am.
Last night, she took to Instagram to say: “I’ve been quiet lately, feeling pretty grim. It’s been a rough couple of months and for some reason the onset of the new year brought up a lot of feelings in me (not ones of hope and optimism unfortunately).
“Hoping to pick myself back up soon. Solidarity if you’re struggling too. It’s hard at the moment even without any additional stressors.”
Louise left her RTE show just three months ago and has been staying quiet since.
She wrote back in October: “After 11 years on RTE 2FM, the time has come for me to move on. I’d like to thank RTE for the time I spent as part of the organisation, and particularly for the support it offered me around my illness in 2014 and 2015.
"I relished having the opportunity to play and support emerging Irish artists on the new music show I presented for five years, and look forward to seeing 2fm’s continued support of Irish music from the outside.
“I am especially grateful for the opportunity over the last two years to create a talk show I’m really proud of.
"It was an immense privilege to be part of people’s lives during such a difficult time for us as a society, and I will never forget it.
“Thank you so much to all the listeners for your continued support, you have made my career so far. I’m nowhere near finished yet, so hope you’ll all join me in my next chapter.”
To Louise's surprise, she wasn't allowed host her final show, leaving fans and the host upset by the sudden exit.
She previously said: “Lots of people have been asking me if I’m on this weekend. I’m not. I thought I was going to be but then they decided I shouldn’t be, so I’m gutted about that.
“I really hate this radio practice of not letting someone finish out their show.
“I think it’s s****y and I think it’s s****y for me and my team who’ve put shows together for this weekend.
“I think it’s s****y for the listeners who enjoy the show and expect it and I really wish this wasn’t the situation.”
To get the latest breaking news straight to your inbox, sign up for our free newsletter.
