- TV presenter Lorraine Kelly disclosed that she experienced intense anxiety and a "dark time" after the birth of her daughter, Rosie, in 1994.
- Her struggles originated from her freelance employment status at GMTV, where her contract was not renewed while she was on maternity leave.
- Kelly characterised her career as precarious, living "from contract to contract," which caused persistent worry and physical symptoms such as a "washing machine stomach" and feeling an "elephant on my chest."
- She observed that people often questioned her anxiety given her successful career and family life, indicating that she never fully addressed those feelings.
- The birth of her granddaughter, Billie, has significantly altered her outlook, enabling her to appreciate the present more, in contrast to when she was working hard with her own daughter.
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