Scott Thomas has opened up about his life-changing diagnosis with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), revealing that it led him to seek help at a rehabilitation facility. The 37-year-old, best known as a former Love Island star and brother to soap actors Adam and Ryan Thomas, shared his struggles on a recent podcast with his brothers.
Struggling with OCD
On the podcast At Home With The Thomas Bros, Scott explained the severity of his OCD. “If I didn’t tap something a certain amount of times, I thought someone was going to die,” he told his twin Adam and brother Ryan. “And I’d be speaking to myself going, ‘Everything’s okay. Everything’s okay. Everything’s okay.’”
Reluctance to Speak Out
Scott admitted he was hesitant to discuss his OCD for fear of judgment, having already spoken about his battles with alcohol and gambling addiction. “I’ve not talked about this because I didn’t want anybody on my socials to think, ‘f***ing hell, is there any problems this kid’s not had?’ Gambling, drink, everything. But then the more I’ve looked into it, I’ve been, it must be something to do with being neurodivergent, ADHD.”
Rehabilitation at Hale Priory
Scott revealed that he attended Hale Priory for cognitive behavioural therapy to address his OCD. “It was that bad that I couldn’t sleep in the middle of the night. I was literally just talking to myself going, ‘Everything’s going to be okay.’” Despite the treatment, he still copes with OCD daily. “And even to this day, I still have OCD. And when I go to bed at night, I check my room three times. I check everything. Little thing, and I check under my pillow, like just little things.”
Past Addictions
Scott has previously spoken about his struggles with alcohol and gambling. On Instagram, he shared: “I’ve been arrested four or five times for drunk and disorderly behaviour. I’d wake up in a cell thinking, ‘how the hell did I end up here?’” He added, “I’ve had a gambling addiction. I used to lose all my money in casinos, off my head on drink and drugs. Then I’d be at the bookies again the next day, trying to win it all back. It blows my mind that that was me, but that was me for ten years. I was trapped in a cycle.”
