Maura Higgins gives mental health update after admitting she had ‘dark thoughts’ and ‘didn’t want to be here anymore’ following Love Island stint [Video]

Love Island star Maura Higgins says discussing her mental health struggles in public for the first time felt like a ‘weight had been lifted.’

The TV personality previously admitted she struggled with ‘dark thoughts’ after leaving her native Ireland and relocating to London, where she soon established a career in the media. 

During an emotional interview with Paul C. Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast in October, Higgins, 34, said she was thrust into the public eye with ‘no-one she could trust’ after her first appearance on Love Island in 2019. 

But she believes the decision to discuss her mental health battle so openly has been beneficial, despite her initial fears about opening up.   

She told Heart radio: ‘I was absolutely petrified to open up about my mental health. I can be quite a closed book with like stuff like that, but I’m glad I did it. 

‘I was very, very nervous to do it, but now I’m like ‘oh my God I …