Can I just say something re-anxiety: although I believe she’s playing it up a bit I don’t think she’s making it completely up. We all handle stress differently and as someone who has anxiety but functions during an attack i don’t think we should just dismiss it. Do i think the insta stories of the worry angel and mindful book were needed. Fuck no. BUT I do believe she has some levels of anxiety and I think we should be careful in how dismissive we speak about it. Someone with what would be perceived by some as a mild form reads the comments and feels like they are making things up and not go to a GP to get help. So what ever levels of anxiety you have: it sucks but you’re not making things up. And look after yourself
True but we're talking about Mrs Hinch here. She didn't mention any anxiety at all, not for months. She didn't mention it before, during or after her first This Morning live show.
She has lied about so many things, such as "I wrote a book, guys", without ever mentioning it before, without ever showing herself writing, without anything other than showing the book (which at the time, was empty but she pretended it was full) She got the book deal after signing with Gleam. Who have a history of taking on influencers, who upset their fans and THEN they say they have anxiety, and use it for all kinds of ways to get out of things. Such as Zoella refusing to meet fans or do anything that requires effort. By the way, now Zoella has taken a back seat, she's said her anxiety is cured.
Now right after Mrs Hinch signed with Gleam, and got a book deal, the very day before the book release, Mrs Hinch stole a blanket from the plane bringing her back from her honeymoon in the Maldives. And she made stories of the whole thing, laughing about wanting to keep it and the filming it wrapped around her legs on the journey home. She annoyed her viewers, and said she was getting endless messages complaining about it. She then said she had an anxiety attack 'for the first time in 2 years'. Her fans immediately rushed to her rescue, all was forgiven, she even posted a message showing she had 'asked the plane company if she could return it' (she kept it, and hasn't used it since) and the next day she got to #1 in book sales. Twice.
Convenient timing, no?
Now call me cynical, but I've seen all this before. Sure, with normal people, who aren't money grubbing fiends desperate for success, fame and money, I would agree with you. But when it comes to Mrs Hinch, who I have learnt through experience lies about almost EVERYTHING and then when she gets found out deletes / removes / blocks the evidence, I take it all with a GIANT pinch of salt.
For anyone else, I agree anxiety has many forms and I feel for you and please do keep help if you think it will help, suffering alone is never the answer