Frankie Bridge has "really nice memories" of being hospitalised due to her mental health at the age of 21.
The I'm A Celebrity star was chatting to fellow campmate Matty Lee about her breakdown, which she said was brought on by a "really bad break-up" and having to go through it in the public eye.
And whilst it was a very tough time for her, she found it almost "nice" going into hospital as she said she "didn't have to hide anything" about how she was feeling and didn't have to "pretend to be happy all the time" as everyone was going through the same.
Speaking on the ITV show, she said: "I’ve always had depression and anxiety and I just had a breakdown when I was about 21, I think I was. I’d been through a really bad break-up, that was really public and everyone was really horrible.
"I was with Wayne, I was able to function at work, but then I’d come home and I couldn’t function. Just cry all the time. I didn’t want to be alive anymore, basically."
In the Telegraph, she added: "I know it can be a bit shocking for other people to hear that I was hospitalised at 21. I think people often think that that kind of thing only happens to older people. So I don’t mind talking about it and Matty seemed genuinely interested."
Frankie explained how she only has good memories of her time in hospital, describing it as a "breath of fresh air".
"You think I’d feel really, like I’d hate it, but actually it’s a really nice memory," she added, "It was the first time in years I felt really relaxed, I didn’t have to hide anything. Everyone was on medication, everyone was having therapy, everyone had some sort of an issue. I didn’t have to pretend to be happy all the time.
"Being in hospital was a breath of fresh air really, but it’s a young age to have a mental breakdown."
The Saturdays singer had lost a lot of weight and now-husband Wayne Bridge was unsure how he could help, but he knew they needed to do something to support the singer.
She said: "I lost loads of weight and stuff. Wayne called my doctor and was like, ‘I don’t know what to do with her anymore.’ So they came and saw me. And they decided that I should go into hospital."
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