Thursday 6 October 2022 01:31 PM Fearne Cotton reveals she left broadcast career to save her mental health trends now
Fearne Cotton has said that she stopped her broadcast career in its tracks to protect her mental health because of 'cancel culture today'.
The 40-year-old former presenter and podcast host spoke candidly to Lorraine on her morning chat show on Thursday as she explained her reasons behind leaving an incredible TV and radio career behind for newer pastures.
Promoting her new mental health app Happy Place, the author said: 'I couldn't be in that situation every day, where I was having the negative feedback every day, not with cancel culture that exists.'
Opening up: Fearne Cotton revealed on Thursday's episode of Lorraine that she quit her TV career to protect her mental health because of 'cancel culture today'
The former TV regular revealed in August last year that she quit her job at BBC Radio 1 because it was 'ruining her mind'.
In 2020, she also revealed that presenting had affected her mental health as she didn't 'feel connected' to lots of parts of the entertainment industry, adding: 'I always felt like someone was about to slag me off.'
On leaving radio, she told Lorraine: 'When I entered my 40's I thought some life laundry needs to be done, I can't feel like this anymore
'Sometimes you are stuck in life situations that you can't change but sometimes there are things you can do the alleviate the stress.
'I was petrified, it took the fun out of it so I stopped doing things that gave me anxiety, for a radio show it wasn't worth it.
Career: Fearne has been a solid part of the TV and radio world since she began her presenting career at the age of 15 (pictured on Celebrity Juice with Holly Willoughby, Keith Lemon, Rufus Hound in 2009)
Candid: Promoting her new mental health app Happy Place, the author said: 'I couldn't be in that situation every day, where I was having the negative feedback
