‘I was estranged from my family for my behaviour, my diagnosis was life

Leah Charles-King kept her diagnosis secret for years after facing the taboo and stigma that estranged her from her loved ones

Leah Charles-King has been in the spotlight for decades, starting as part of the R&B trio Kleshay in the 1990s before moving on to present TV programmes, events, radio shows and most recently joining A Place in the Sun as a presenter . However, away from the cameras, she was fighting a private health battle.

She revealed: "I'd been estranged from my family due to my behaviour, my symptoms were exacerbated. They didn't know I had bipolar , I didn't know I had bipolar, my GP didn't know I had bipolar.

"I felt like I was knocking on many doors and constantly being told it was 'in my head' or 'I was depressed' and I kept being put on antidepressants but that