Gregg Wallace admits he had face rashes during anxiety battle on Strictly Come Dancing
Gregg Wallace reveals his anxiety battles became so bad rashes appeared on his face.
Gregg Wallace has opened up about undergoing therapy to manage anxiety since his stint on Strictly Come Dancing.
The BBC MasterChef star opened up about his mental health and admits that Strictly bosses encouraged him to see a therapist. “We’ve gone well past the stage where there’s any stigma about talking about these things. If you are suffering at all, go and get help," Gregg encouraged fans.
Gregg added: “I was having a really tough time. I was really, really stressed… so badly that the side of my face broke out into a rash, like cold sores.”
It got to the point where he couldn’t take to the stage and BBC bosses were so worried about his health that they encouraged him to speak to a therapist.
Gregg told The Mirror: “I was due to do the dance that night and I called her up and said, ‘Are you free? Can you come and help me?’ She jumped in the car, came into my dressing room and had me in floods of tears. But I went out and danced.”
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Speaking back in 2018, Gregg told MailOnline: "A Strictly physiotherapist put me in touch with a therapist who identified low self-esteem. She gave me techniques to cope that I still use: for example, sometimes writing down the issues you think are bothering you can help.
"Through therapy I found the source of my anxiety. My mum married my dad, an electrician from Peckham, at 17 and had an affair with a man called Jerry. I was the result, but she stayed with my dad and had another son ten years later."
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He went on: "Then she divorced Dad, married Jerry and had another son 20 years younger than me. When Jerry and Mum married, I felt like a dirty cup Mum couldn’t wash up and put away."
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