Yahoo News Hollyoaks' Chelsee Healey opens up on "dark thoughts" during pregnancy
Hollyoaks star Chelsee Healey has revealed that she suffered "dark thoughts" during her second pregnancy.
The actor, who plays Goldie McQueen on the Channel 4 soap, welcomed her second child Cookie last December after her issues with mental health "hit its peak".
"I have suffered with my mental health for a long time and it hit its peak while I was pregnant," she shared during a candid new interview with The Sun.
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The actor, who also has a seven-year-old daughter named Coco, continued: "There were times when I would have dark thoughts then blame myself, because I would think, 'How can I be like this when I am pregnant and have a young girl who needs her mum?'
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"There were moments when I couldn’t get out of it mentally and then I would put myself in a bigger hole, thinking, 'Why am I feeling this way?'"
Healey revealed she was struggling so much that she was scheduled in for a C-section three weeks before Cookie was due.
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"Cookie was due on January 14 and they put me in for my C-section on December 22. They knew I was really struggling," she said.
"I was having counselling throughout, but I did struggle with postpartum depression after giving birth, and it was tough."
Explaining how her first pregnancy was "was so much easier", Healey added: "I flew through it and bounced back, body-wise and mentally. The second was a completely different story."
Healey temporarily exited Hollyoaks in January to accommodate her maternity leave, but recently confirmed she'll return to the soap after her upcoming stint on Dancing on Ice.
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If you've been affected by the issues raised in this story, organisations who can offer support include the NHS, Samaritans on 116 123 or Mind on 0300 123 3393. Readers in the US are encouraged to visit mentalhealth.gov.
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