FRANKIE Bridge has admitted to feeling like a ‘burden’ as she battles depression amid her Myleene Klass feud.
Loose Women shared a clip of the 36-year-old star, which saw her talking about her battles with depression and anxiety on the show.
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Frankie has often been candid with fans and Loose Women viewers about how she feels.
She could be heard saying in the clip: “For me, having depression and anxiety, I often feel that you become a bit of a weight on the family.
“I think you don’t need to be cared for in the same way, and I feel if I am going through a dip and my depression is particularly bad that I am bringing a bad aura and a bad feeling into the house.”
Frankie went on: “I do often think of Wayne and the kids and think well, you know, they would have been better off with someone who didn’t have those issues.
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“Someone who could naturally just be happy all the time and not have those dips and I feel sorry for them sometimes that they have to deal with me.
“You do feel like a bit of a burden sometimes.”
Frankie ended by saying: “It’s very different to having to be physically looked after, but I think it’s still something that people feel.”
Fans flocked to the comments to send their supportive messages, and co-panellist Nadia Sawalha was applauded for her kind response to Frankie’s honest confession.
Jess Wright wrote in the comments: “Wow, Frankie and Nadia said such powerful words that hit so deep. As a sufferer of severe mental health issues, thank you.”
Another person added: “This really moved me, thank you for the open conversation.”
Someone else said: “I think when you are in the public eye everyone thinks you an easy life with no problems. So to hear Frankie talk so openly this will help so many other people so much.”
And another echoed: “You don’t have to be happy and smiley all the time. Real life is real, it’s up and down. Rough with smooth. Your family love you to bits and they honestly won’t care if you’re not “up” all the time. You’re there with them and that’s all that matters. We are soooo hard on ourselves and shouldn’t be.”
Frankie and Myleene’s feud
The Saturdays singer, 36, is currently at the centre of a decade long feud with fellow presenter Myleene Klass, 47, as well as having a strained relationship with ITV regular and her bandmate Rochelle Humes.
Myleene’s shock feud explained
Myleene Klass has found herself embroiled in a bitter feud.
It all kicked off when she made shock claims about her ex-husband Graham Quinn.
The former Hear’say star claimed that she walked in on her ex and a famous woman in the industry “unzipping” each other’s clothes.
Myleene said the heartbreaking moment happened in her home at her own birthday party.
Speaking on We Need To Talk podcast, Myleene said: “It was in my house, it was my party.
“They weren’t having sex but they were unzipping each other. ‘It’s not what you think,’ but it is what I think. It’s the first thing they both said.
“I kicked everybody out of the party including his mum and dad.”
Graham is yet to respond publicly to the accusations.
However, it has ignited a feud with fellow noughties popstars, Rochelle Humes and Frankie Bridge.
The two Saturdays stars are both former clients of Graham, and have remained friends with him.
Friends told The Sun that Myleene’s claims about Graham have caused tension between her, Rochelle and Frankie.
Shortly after she dropped the cheating bombshell, Frankie then posted a cryptic video, which said that somebody was “dead to me”.
Rochelle then shared a cosy snap with Graham, along with husband Marvin Humes.
In a further twist, sources claim that Rochelle gave Myleene’s ex a place to stay when she dumped him.
The Sun revealed how ITV has stepped in to manage the difficult relations between the women.
But Frankie brushed any drama under the carpet this month, and insists she loves being part of Loose Women – and the people she works with.
She said: “I love it! The women are all so funny and supportive. Behind the scenes team are just as amazing and integral to the show. I’m very lucky.
“I’ve consistently worked with amazing women for the best part of my career and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
However, sources previously told The Sun that Frankie and Myleene would rather not be on Loose Women together at all.
While they avoid each other in the corridors at ITV, one frosty reunion was captured on camera when Frankie and Myleene made a very rare appearance together on Loose Women on December 30.
Myleene used to be mates with The Saturdays singers but their friendship ended when she split from her ex husband Graham Quinn.
Frankie and Rochelle worked with Quinn when he was their bodyguard during their pop star days, and the girl band stars remained friends with him.
The women were all once close, with Loose Women hosts Myleene and Frankie attending Rochelle’s hen do back in 2012.
In 2013, soon after Myleene’s divorce from Quinn, guests at the Glamour Women of the Year awards saw her storm over to Frankie after believing she had been blanked.
A source said: “Myleene seemed to take that as Frankie taking sides with Graham because of their working relationship.”
Earlier this month Myleene spoke about her painful divorce on the We Need To Talk podcast where she accused Quinn of cheating and said she had “the receipts” to prove it.
Speaking about her ex, Myleene said: “I walked in on him with a famous person on my birthday on a balcony.
“I’ve made peace with that situation now but for a long time it was very difficult to see their life… not that I would wish that on a family.”
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