Tuesday 21 June 2022 11:53 PM MasterChef Australia: Julie Goodwin consulted her psychologist before return trends now
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Julie Goodwin has revealed she consulted her psychologist before agreeing to join MasterChef Australia: Fans V Faves this year.
The celebrity chef, 51, who won the first season of MasterChef in 2009, has been open about her battle with anxiety and depression following her drink-driving arrest four years ago.
Speaking to Woman's Day on Monday, Julie admitted she feared returning to the cooking competition would be detrimental to her mental health.
Julie Goodwin, 51, (pictured) has revealed she consulted her psychologist before agreeing to join MasterChef Australia: Fans V Faves this year
'[My mental health] was a massive discussion when I was asked to do [MasterChef],' the cookbook author explained.
'I didn't just say yes. I talked to my family, I talked to my psychologist, and it was a decision that was made in a very considered way because at the end of the day, I didn't want to be back at the bottom of a dark place,' she continued.
The mother of three, who spent five weeks at a mental health facility in 2020, worked out a coping strategy in case things became too mentally taxing.
Speaking to Woman's Day on Monday, the inaugural MasterChef winner admitted she feared returning to the cooking
