TOWIE’S Chloe Sims reveals she was forced to pull out of ‘life-changing’ opportunity to appear on I’m A Celeb as she details two-year anxiety battle
Chloe Sims has candidly revealed that she was forced to pull out of an appearance on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here due to her anxiety medication.
The TOWIE star, 37, detailed her mental health battle during a live chat with her pal and former co-star Vas J Morgan as part of his I Am Enough campaign.
Chloe admitted that her anxiety ‘peaked’ for two years while she was appearing on TOWIE twice a week and she went through a ‘difficult time’.
Honest: Chloe Sims has candidly revealed that she was forced to pull out of an appearance on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here due to her anxiety medication
Vas quipped that these were her ‘go away days’, referring to her infamous showdown with ex-boyfriend Elliot Wright in scenes that aired on TOWIE in 2015.
Discussing her darker days, Chloe said: ‘it went on for two years, I had bad panic attacks, I went on medication and lost out on a really big job.
Chloe went on to reveal that the job she was referring to was to appear as a contestant in the jungle, which she said would have been ‘life-changing’.
She said: ‘I was meant to be going in and flying, but about a week before I got pulled out because of the medication I was on they were worried I might not take to the tasks properly.
Tough: Chloe admitted that her anxiety ‘peaked’ for two years while she was appearing on TOWIE twice a week and she went through a ‘difficult time’
Defending her position, she said: ‘I don’t know why because I’m a mum and was on TV twice a week anyway. But that was their medical decision.
This became a turning point for Chloe, who became determined to fight it: ‘After that I was so angry that I missed out, I thought I’m not having it and began fighting it.
‘I came off the medication and had horrendous side effects for two weeks. But I managed to get off them and I’d battle it out in my own mind. I used to have to tell myself that all the time.’
Detailing how different her life is now, she said: ‘Now I don’t wake up feeling anxious, the only time I feel it now is if people mention anxiety and I feel it in my chest.
Friendship: The TOWIE star, 37, detailed her mental health battle during a live chat with her pal and former co-star Vas J Morgan as part of his I Am Enough campaign
Chloe went on to explain that all she has been left with from her ordeal is the fear of driving outside her hometown of Brentwood and not appearing on live TV.
She said: ‘The only thing I was left with was that I can’t drive outside of Brentwood. Because my first one was in a car. I now get so nervous when anyone gets too close.’
‘I feel like I’ve come really far and getting to the point where I don’t have it on a daily basis. It really blocks you from doing things, I still haven’t done live TV…
‘I’ve said no to live TV for the past five years.I am so fearful of it coming back that now I just stick to my daily routine.’