Ant McPartlin details 'life-changing' health diagnosis after 'years of struggling'

Ant McPartlin has opened up astir life-changing wellness diagnosis, revealing helium had been struggling for years earlier being diagnosed with ADHD.

The 49-year-old prima of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! has enjoyed a palmy career, winning galore awards alongside his champion person and co-host, Declan Donnelly.

However, down the scenes, McPartlin has been managing ADHD, a information that went undiagnosed until 2018, pursuing his car clang and consequent drink-driving arrest.

The Geordie presenter said of his acquisition with the condition, which is characterised by symptoms similar inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity: "I've got ADHD. I don't caput talking astir that.

“I was truthful thoroughly examined and diagnosed, I recovered worldly retired astir maine I hadn't addressed for years.”

In a resurfaced 2019 interrogation with The Sun, McPartlin said his diagnosis instantly “made sense” to him, arsenic the information is often linked to struggles with alcohol, explaining: “There are a batch of links to alcohol-dependency, which I studied a batch erstwhile I was away.”

He added that his ADHD benefited him successful his enactment of work: "In my job, having what they telephone 'popcorn thinking' is bully due to the fact that it means you tin leap from 1 happening to another. Professionally it's brilliant. Personally I'm each implicit the place."

Giving his enactment to others with ADHD, helium concluded: “There volition beryllium truthful galore others who volition beryllium struggling and my bosom goes retired to them.”

ADHD, oregon attraction shortage hyperactivity disorder, is simply a “condition that affects people's behaviour”, according to the NHS.

People with ADHD whitethorn besides person further problems, specified arsenic slumber and anxiousness disorders.

The father-of-one joins a increasing database of celebrities who person spoken openly astir their ADHD diagnoses successful caller years, including I’m A Celeb victor Sam Thompson, Lily Allen, and Sheridan Smith,, each of whom person shared their experiences with the condition.

During the main show, viewers praised Barry for his bravery successful addressing his loss, arsenic helium reflected connected Danika's decease successful a heartfelt infinitesimal aired connected Monday night.

McPartlin, who welcomed his archetypal kid earlier this year, shared with hosts Joel Dommett, Kemi Rodgers, and Sam Thompson that helium had seen the affectional scenes earlier they aired, admitting: "That truly got me.

“We watched it earlier successful the day, earlier the show, and I was crying. I can't ideate losing a kid and helium didn't privation to spell determination but helium couldn't assistance it.

“I thought the campmates were truly beauteous with him.”

The Northern Irish boxer shared his heartbreak connected Monday's episode, speaking astir the nonaccomplishment of his girl Danika, who passed distant astatine conscionable 33 successful 2019 pursuing a conflict with cancer.

McGuigan revealed that she faced important wellness challenges from a young age, having been diagnosed with leukemia aged 11.