Chanelle Hayes broke down in tears in a candid Instagram post as she discussed her battle with mental health on Thursday.
The Big Brother star, 36, detailed her struggle with stress, burnout and loneliness as she explained why she has been silent on social media in recent weeks.
The TV personality, who lost 10 stone following a secret gastric sleeve operation in 2020, marked National Stress Awareness Month with a raw and honest post.
In the emotional video, Chanelle could be seen crying in a montage of photos to reflect her daily battle with stress.
Captioning her post, she wrote: ‘Sorry I’ve not really been around lately…
Chanelle Hayes, 36, broke down in tears in a candid Instagram post as she discussed her battle with mental health on Thursday
The Big Brother star detailed her struggle with stress, burnout and loneliness as she explained why she has been silent on social media in recent weeks
‘April is Stress Awareness Month. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how much love you’re surrounded with, stress, burnout and loneliness can find you. “When you’re happy, you enjoy the music but when you’re sad, you understand the lyrics” – Frank Ocean’
‘Do you feel safe to talk about mental health struggles?’.
Her raw admission comes after she showed off the results of her boob lift after going under the knife secretly in December 2023.
Chanelle previously said that her size 34F ‘boobs were down by her knees’ after losing 10 stone following her gastric sleeve operation.
At the height of her fame in 2009, Chanelle weighed 8.5 stone, barely ate and took laxatives to try and achieve a ‘WAG body’.
Fast-forward to 2020 and the reality star had a secret gastric sleeve operation in 2020 after she reached 17 stone.
Chanelle lost 10 stone and dropped from a size 18 down to an 8. The star bravely showed her scars from the operation as she headed to the pool for a dip.
The star previously revealed the operation was a ‘last resort’ after a lifelong battle with her weight.
The TV personality, who lost 10 stone following a secret gastric sleeve operation in 2020, marked National Stress Awareness Month with a raw and honest post
In the emotional video, Chanelle could be seen crying in a montage of photos to reflect her daily battle with stress
Captioning her post, she wrote: ‘Sorry I’ve not really been around lately… Sometimes it doesn’t matter how much love you’re surrounded with, stress, burnout and loneliness can find you’
Her raw admission comes after she showed off the results of her boob lift after going under the knife secretly in December 2023
She decided on surgery after years of being unhappy and opted to have the operation at Burcot Hall Hospital in Worcestershire.
In July, she took to social media to share some before and after photos of her weight loss, adding that her operation had ‘changed her life’ and she had ‘no regrets’.
She wrote on Instagram: ‘I get so many DMs about my weight loss surgery. Was I nervous? Yes! But I did plenty of research beforehand. Do I regret it? Not one bit, it’s changed my life when I was unable to do so on my own.
‘Is it easy? No, there’s still lots of work to put in, it’s not a quick fix and it changes the way you eat/digest forever.
‘Is it for everybody? No. Nothing is for everybody really. If you’re seriously considering bariatric surgery, do your research. Exhaust other options. Speak to a professional who is able to give you medical advice.
‘Did it change my life? Yes it did and I am forever grateful…in some ways it didn’t only change my life but it saved it.
‘It allowed me to live again. My WLS allowed me to experience things with my loved ones that I wouldn’t feel able to do before. It improved my mood, my health, my quality of life.
‘Ps – always seek medical advice from a bariatric professional. This is purely my experience as a patient.’
Chanelle told OK! magazine that as a result of the further weight loss she now has loose skin which she finds ‘ageing.’
In an interview with the magazine in January, Chanelle said: ‘I’ve got more loose skin, so while I still feel a million times better than I did when I was unhealthy, I’m now thinking, ‘Maybe I want to do something about this,’ so I’m considering a tummy tuck.’
She also revealed at the time that she was unhappy with her breasts and was planning on having her implants removed and booking in for a boob lift.
