Amy Childs reveals secret battle with depression after struggle as a single mum-of-two
AMY Childs has opened up about her secret battle with depression after struggling with life as a single mum.
The former TOWIE star, 29, admitted to losing herself following the breakdown of her relationship to ex boyfriend Ritchie.
In an exclusive chat with the Sun Online, Amy told how her family and friends were so concerned they sat her down during a planned intervention.
She revealed: "The truth is I lost myself last year.
"I put on baby weight, I massively lost my confidence and I just felt really shit in myself.
"I had split up from Ritchie and I was a single mum of two kids under two.
"I was depressed and didn't want to do anything."
The Essex star continued: "It wasn't post natal depression or anything I just completely lost myself.
"I love my kids to bits and I am so lucky to have them but I just wasn't myself anymore.
"In the end friends and family had to sit me down and do an intervention. They sat me down and said I wasn't having fun any more.
"I am a fun person but I didn't want to do anything."
The popular reality TV babe gave birth to first child Polly in April 2017.
She split with the father Bradley Wright just six weeks later.
He is currently in prison for handling stolen goods and has no contact with his daughter.
Amy later fell pregnant with her baby son - just eight-months later to new man Ritchie.
They also split just months after he was born.
After two-years focusing on her kids, Amy is set to make her TV comeback on Celebs Go Dating.
She said: "I signed up for Celebs Go Dating because I wanted to have fun again.
"I was worried people would judge me going on the show after recently coming out of a relationship eight months earlier.
"Especially when I have two kids under two. But at the end of the day I just wanted to come on and have fun. It's a great show and I thought why not?"
Amy will star alongside James Lock, Alison Hammond and Dean Gaffney on the E4 dating show.
She revealed how she previously let guys use her in past relationships and was "embarrassed" by her dating history.
"My dating history is shocking. My dad always jokes I should go to the job centre to find myself a man because the guys I usually date are unemployed,"; she explained.
"In the past a lot of guys have wanted to sponge off me and I have always allowed that and more fool.
"It is sad because I've let guys use me in the past and be with me because of my name. It is embarrassing really.
"Polly's dad is in prison. He has gone down that path and obviously you would never want that for your kids.
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"I have learned I jump into relationships too quickly. I had Polly really quickly and then got into another relationship and had another baby quickly.
"I don't regret having my kids, of course I don't, they are my world, but I do regret jumping into the relationships."
Celebs Go Dating starts Monday at 9pm on E4.
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