A Celebrity Big Brother star has revealed he descended into an intense paranoid spiral after being a housemate.
Steps singer Ian ‘H’ Watkins, 48, finished in fourth place in 2007 when the truth TV present aired on Channel 4.
He appeared on the present alongside stars together with the late Jade Goody and Jo O’Meara. Shilpa Shetty was declared the winner.
A decade after he competed on Celebrity Big Brother, H has revealed his psychological well being was impacted as he feared he was being ‘watched’ by means of mirrors.
He mentioned: ‘It does affect your mental health because when you’re in there, in the nighttime, individuals are watching you. And again then, you possibly can watch individuals sleeping 24 hours.
‘I came out of there – and it was ridiculous because I know it wasn’t sane – however I’d suppose individuals have been watching me by means of mirrors for weeks afterwards.’
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H mentioned there was ‘no aftercare provided after the show’ in an interview with The Sun.
He continued: ‘Whereas lately, I’d think about there are docs and psychologists and a crew to assist afterwards.
‘But we had none of that back then. You did it, and you were left to fend for yourself.’
Metro has contacted Channel 4 for remark.
As he ready to enter the Celebrity Big Brother home, H famously got here out as homosexual publicly.
H’s season of Celebrity Big Brother was marred by controversy after Goody confronted bullying and racism allegations alongside S Club 7 star O’Meara and Danielle Lloyd.
Goody had used offensive language when referring to Bollywood actress Shetty in the home, resulting in her eviction. She left with out an viewers in attendance due to the complaints the present had obtained.
Shetty forgave Goody, telling host Davina McCall after she was topped winner: ‘Things happen, people make mistakes and we all learn from them. But I can say one thing for sure. Jade didn’t imply to be racist. She isn’t a racist. I actually don’t wish to go away England placing anybody in bother.
‘This country has given me so much. I just want to thank all of Great Britain for giving me this fantastic opportunity to make my country proud.’
Last 12 months, Celebrity Big Brother returned to ITV following the success of the reboot of the unique present, which was scrapped by Channel 5 in 2018.
Celebrity Big Brother 2024 was received by David Potts, with different housemates together with the likes of Louis Walsh, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Ferne Britton.
This 12 months, Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd was introduced champion after competing in opposition to fellow celebrities together with JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes.
Celebrity Big Brother is obtainable to stream on ITVX.
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