Scarlett Moffatt has revealed she was 'consumed by sadness' after vile messages from online trolls took their toll on her mental health.
At her lowest point, the former I'm A Celebrity winner and Gogglebox star rang Samaritans to get help after being told to 'kill herself' by bullies on social media.
Scarlett 30, appeared on BBC Breakfast on Monday at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week to talk about becoming an ambassador for the world famous charity.
And in a video played to viewers at home, she opened up about how trolls left her feeling sad when she should have been enjoying her success off the back of being crowned Queen of the Jungle at the end of 2016.
"When I came out of the jungle, I was on top of the world. I finally felt accepted," the County Durham star explained.
“With all those positive things came a lot of negativity and before long it was just consuming me. This sadness was just consuming every part of my body.”
"Then I got bigger, and people didn’t like that."
She added: People saying ‘You should just go and kill yourself, I shouldn’t have to look at you on my TV’ and I just thought ‘I can’t do this anymore’.”
And then revealing how she reached out to Samaritans for help, Scarlett continued: "This is going to sound really dramatic but you do feel it is just like hope. That is what it sounded like, hope. Just hearing someone saying, ‘Hello, Samaritans, what’s wrong?’
“I felt really sad, I spoke to Samaritans, I got help from my GP and now I am in such a good place with my little dog and my boyfriend and my friends and family.
"I just love life. I feel like I am the old Scarlett again, the 18-year-old Scarlett that was carefree. I feel like I am that girl again.”
Scarlett also revealed that when a troll sends her a nasty message she'll now send them the Samaritans number.
You can ring Samaritans on 116 123. The phone line is open 24 hours, seven days a week.
