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Ruby Barker, who is best known for playing Marina Thompson in the Netflix series Bridgerton, is opening up about her hospitalization for mental health.
The 25-year-old actress took to her Instagram account on Thursday (May 26) to update fans on what’s going on in her life right now.
While she didn’t reveal her actual diagnosis, Ruby explained how she is receiving treatment after being “really unwell for a really long time.”
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“I just want to be honest with everybody, I have been struggling,” she said. “So, I’m in the hospital at the minute, I’m gonna get discharged soon and hopefully get to continue with my life and I’m gonna take a little bit of a break from myself. And I want to encourage others, if you are struggling, please do yourself a favor. Take a break, stop being so hard on yourself. And people used to always tell me not to be so hard on myself, and I never really, really knew what that meant.”
Before seeking help, Ruby says she was “”rage-filled, frustrated, angry,” but now she’s seeking help for “all this intergenerational trauma bundled up inside me.”
“I was carrying the weight of the world on my back,” Ruby continued. “And now, I’m at a point where I have a diagnosis, and I will talk to you about that at another time. But I have a diagnosis, and I am relinquishing myself and forgiving myself and drawing a line in the sand. I can’t carry on the way that I’ve been carrying on. I need to change. So, that’s what I’m trying to do.”
Ruby sent a special thanks to Bridgerton executive producer Shonda Rhimes for “saving” her and she expressed that she is excited to go aback to work.
Ruby captioned her video, “Mental health week is every week for me. Off my chest. I feel like I’ve not been
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Bridgerton actress Ruby Barker has revealed she has been discharged from hospital following a “mental health struggle”. The Islington-born star, who plays Marina Thompson on the hit Netflix drama, opened up about her battle with the illness last week after admitting that she has “been struggling since Bridgerton”.
Bridgerton star Ruby Barker has been discharged from the hospital after seeking help for her mental health struggles. Last week, the actress, who plays the role of Marina Thompson in the hit period Netflix show, opened up on her mental health, explaining that she's been in hospital after being "really unwell".
Bridgerton star Ruby Barker has posted a revealing video message to fans on social media, explaining that she is currently in hospital dealing with “mental struggles”.
"Bridgerton" actress Ruby Barker is coming clean with her fans about a "mental health struggle" she experienced amid the series’ huge success. "It’s time to be transparent," Barker, 25, said in a video shared to her Instagram account Thursday. "I have been really unwell for a really long time.
Ruby Barker is opening up to her fans about her mental health. On Thursday, the actress shared a video telling her followers that she was currently receiving treatment at a hospital, explaining that she has been «really unwell for a really long time.» Although the 25-year-old star didn't disclose her diagnosis, she did share that she is «better» after struggling with her mental health.«I just want to be honest with everybody, I have been struggling,» Barker said in the video. «So, I'm in the hospital at the minute, I'm gonna get discharged soon and hopefully get to continue with my life.
Whoa. Bridgerton’s Ruby Barker is opening up about her ongoing mental health challenges in a very candid video to fans!
Ruby Barker is being candid with her fans.
Bridgerton star Ruby Barker has shared her mental health struggles in a candid video, revealing she has been hospitalised. The actress, who plays Marina Thompson on the Netflix period drama, explained in the Instagram post that she has been "struggling since Bridgerton". "I am better.
Ruby Barker has opened up on her mental health, explaining that she's been in hospital after being "really unwell".The 25 year old first found fame back in 2020 after playing the role of Marina Thompson in the hit Netflix show Bridgerton, starring alongside the likes of Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page. But since the programme aired, the actor has revealed she's struggled and now, in a candid Instagram post, she's opened up on what's been going on. Dressed in a black hoodie, Ruby started the nearly six-minute clip by asking her 231,000 fans how they "really" are.
The weight of the world. Bridgerton’s Ruby Barker is on the road to recovery with her mental health and she’s crediting Shonda Rhimes for helping her get there.
Netflix show , opened up about her ongoing battle in a video on Instagram. She told fans she had been "struggling" and had been "really unwell for a really long time". She added that she now had a diagnosis and was going to take a break from her career to look after herself.