Celebs Go Dating star Chris Taylor has opened up about his mental health struggles, revealing he used to experience "really bad anxiety".
In a candid chat with his date Lou during the reality show's latest episode, Chris shared: "I used to have really, really bad anxiety, social anxiety."
However, Chris explained that he has since managed to overcome his anxiety "through doing loads of random TV stuff and pushing myself outside my comfort zone".
"And now I think I can be myself," he added.
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"I'm proud of you. I'm glad you said that as well," Lou responded, before Chris said a cheers to "having anxiety".
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In his VT, Chris added: "I mean, it's not my favourite type of going deep, but all in all, it wasn't that bad."
In a previous episode, Chris reflected on his split from ex-girlfriend Maura Higgins, who he dated for six months after the pair met on the 2019 series of Love Island.
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"I became friends with Maura, and then... yeah, like, we were mates for ages, and then it kind of progressed into other things," the reality star told experts Paul Carrick Brunson, Anna Williamson and Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn.
Chris then revealed that he loved Maura, but hadn't believed the feelings were mutual.
"It sounds very painful," said Anna, to which Chris replied: "It was."
After receiving some advice from Anna and Paul, Chris admitted that it's not "fun" for him to be "vulnerable and open".
"I feel comfortable around the agents talking about it. It doesn't make it any easier," he added.
Organisations including Anxiety UK, Mind and the NHS can provide help, support and resources on living with and managing anxiety.
Celebs Go Dating airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 9pm on E4.
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