Australian Idol alumni Rob Mills and Casey Donovan discuss their struggles with ...

Australian Idol alumni Rob Mills and Casey Donovan discuss their struggles with ...
Australian Idol alumni Rob Mills and Casey Donovan discuss their struggles with ...
Former Australian Idol star Rob Mills discusses his struggles with mental health issues - and hopes to break the stigma of seeking professional help

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Rob Mills and Casey Donovan found fame on Australian Idol both at young ages.

And while singing on national TV gave immediate fame, it also gave rise to their successful careers and a platform to discuss important topics, including the upcoming R U OK? Day.

On Saturday, the pair discussed with Stellar their respective struggles with mental health and their hopes to break the stigma of seeing a psychologists or counsellor. 

Struggles: Australian Idol alumni Rob Mills (pictured) has discussed his struggles with mental health issues and hopes to break the stigma of seeking professional help in this week's Stellar

Struggles: Australian Idol alumni Rob Mills (pictured) has discussed his struggles with mental health issues and hopes to break the stigma of seeking professional help in this week's Stellar

'It's as important as going to see a physio for a sore hamstring. It's exactly the same thing in my mind,' Rob, 39, said. 

He explained that throughout his early twenties he struggled with feelings of sadness and lack of self-worth following the height of his Idol

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