Mentally Yours: Jamie Jewitt says he initially said no to Love Island because of mental health issues

If you’re a fan of Love Island, you’ll know Jamie Jewitt as the hot model who coupled up with Camilla Thurlow.

What you might not realise is that underneath the model looks and cool, calming presence, Jamie has mental health issues he has to battle with.

Jamie struggles with anxiety, especially around the pressure to look perfect on social media.

It’s that anxiety that made him initially turn down Love Island, only agreeing after his friends and family had urged him that a sunny holiday free of work and stress might be a good idea.

‘It was a tough choice to make whether or not to go on the show,’ Jamie told Yvette and Ellen on Metro.co.uk’s weekly podcast, Mentally Yours.

‘I didn’t apply for it. I said no. It’s not that I didn’t want to do it, it’s just I wasn’t sure I was in the right headspace to go on a show like that.

‘I’d had my… Read the full story

from Metro http://metro.co.uk/2018/05/07/mentally-yours-jamie-jewitt-says-he-initially-said-no-to-love-island-because-of-mental-health-issues-7525020/
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