Holby City star Rosie Marcel has opened up about her nervous breakdown on set, sharing that she had to take a break from work afterwards.
The actress, who plays Jac Naylor on the series, said on Lorraine that she sought therapy.
"I became very depressed and suffered from depersonalisation," she said. "[My bosses] were understanding, but it was difficult as it literally happened on set. I said I had to see my doctor and left set.
"He signed me off instantly, and I did intensive therapy for a month before I came back to work."
Rosie talked about the importance of therapy and encouraged people to seek help if they need it.
"It's a super important thing and I'm a super stubborn person," she said. "I didn't want to go to therapy, but I didn't know who I was. And when you start to think about leaving your family – and I did, I actually walked out of my house in my pyjamas and no shoes and walked to a friend's house three miles away, and just knocked on her door in the middle of the night.
"I think when you get to that point, you go, 'I need help'. I felt like my family would be better off without me. I know a lot of people feel that way. And they're not going to be better without me, and you've got to get help.
"It's super important, and I have no shame talking about it at all."
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