Peter Andre speaks out on 'horrific' health condition he suffered for a decade (original) (raw)

Peter Andre has spoken out about a 'horrific' mental health breakdown that lasted for years at the height of his career. The Mysterious Girl singer, 51, shot to fame in the mid 1990s before disappearing from the charts around the start of the millennium.

Peter has now revealed he suffered a breakdown in the late 90s, saying it lasted until the 2010s. In a column for OK Magazine, he wrote: "I remember having my first breakdown in the 90s and the years that followed were horrific. I felt like I couldn't talk to anyone because it was taboo.

"Back then, you'd go to a doctor and sometimes they wouldn't know what to do." The father-of-five also spoke about the lengthy effects in a column in New Magazine.

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He wrote: "My breakdown lasted a long time. It was only when I got to my 40s that I truly started to come through it.

"I think I was lost. I was getting better, then my brother Andrew passed away and that triggered a lot of things but the best thing is, there's a lot of help out there now."

The chart-topping singer, who is father to Junior, 18, and Princess, 16, with ex Katie Price, as well as Amelia, 10, Theo, six, and six-month-old Arabella with his current partner Emily, is a strong advocate for mental health, especially within his own family. He added: "I always encourage all my kids to be open about how they feel.

"All the time I'll say, 'Do you want to sit and talk about anything?' I never want my kids to experience [what I went through]."

Peter has previously shared his battles with anxiety, disclosing that he was even hospitalised for a period when he found it difficult to cope with panic attacks. Speaking in 2020, he stated: 'When you talk to people now, and you talk about anxiety, and you talk about breakdowns, some people look at it like a weakness.

"Some people look at it like a taboo but the truth is, it's so real. So many people are going through it. I went through it for years."

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