OHMYGOSSIP — Candice Brown has admitted cooking has helped her to get through some of her “darkest days”.
The former ‘Great British Bake Off’ champion – who suffers from severe anxiety and has been diagnosed with ADHD – has opened up on her struggles, admitting she has felt “completely useless” at times, but her love of food has “kept [her] going”.
Writing in her new book ‘Happy Cooking’, she said: “My mental health is something I hadn’t really spoken about until fairly recently, but it is something I’ve been battling with for quite a few years.
“I have had days where I didn’t want to get out of bed, I’ve cancelled plans, not spoken to family and friends and felt completely useless.
“But I have also accomplished things I never thought possible — and probably other people never thought possible — and that is because I found something I love.”
The 36-year-old star – who split from husband Liam Macauley last summer – noted she cooks and bakes all the time, whether she’s happy or sad, or “bored, anxious or fidgety”.
She added: “I will never claim to be an expert or give advice but what I do know is what has helped me, what has got me through some of my darkest days and what has kept me going … and that is food. Cooking and food.
“I’ve often spoken about cooking being my thing — the only thing I’ve ever felt comes naturally. Because of this, I cook not only because I want to, but because I need to.”
Candice also admitted in the book that writing ‘Happy Cooking’ “nearly broke” her as she struggled with the process.
She explained: “Ironic that a book about food (my favourite thing) and mental health has nearly broken me. But in truth it has.
“This has been the toughest thing I have had to do. I have found it so hard to get things on paper.”
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