The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins has spoken candidly about her mental health struggles and revealed she has come off antidepressant medication after trying a new neuroscience treatment.
The 42-year-old reality TV personality, who attended the Chelsea Flower Show, told OK! magazine that she had been on antidepressants Citalopram and Sertraline but felt they numbed her emotions. She said: “I felt like my judgment was really clouded when I was taking it and I couldn’t feel anything.”
Collins has turned to the Flow Neuroscience Headset, a device that stimulates the frontal area of the brain linked to depression. She uses it in the morning while making tea and described herself as “calm” and “medication free” for the first time.
In addition to her mental health journey, Collins is reportedly considering a move to London’s Knightsbridge and is eyeing a role in the West End play 2:22 A Ghost Story, previously performed by Cheryl Tweedy, Lily Allen, Giovanna Fletcher and Laura Whitmore. A source said: “Gemma wants the challenge of acting to move her career forward.”
