Perrie Edwards reveals her agoraphobia ‘got so bad she could barely leave the house’ last year as she opens up on her crippling anxiety
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Perrie Edwards has revealed her agoraphobia ‘got so bad she could barely leave the house’ last year in a candid new interview.
The 32-year-old singer detailed her crippling anxiety with the Telegraph and said she struggles more being at home then on stage.
‘When I’m on stage being a pop star I’m fully in my element: brave and empowered’, Perrie explained.
‘But as soon as I’m back home behind closed doors, that’s when the anxiety kicks in and I’m just me again.’
She added: ‘I can’t help but catastrophise about the everyday things that ought to be easy, like getting in my car and driving to London.
‘At the end of last year my agoraphobia got so bad I could barely leave the house’.
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Perrie Edwards, 32, has revealed her agoraphobia ‘got so bad she could barely leave the house’ last year in a candid new interview
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The singer detailed her crippling anxiety and said she struggles more being at home then on stage
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Agoraphobia involves fearing and avoiding places or situations that might cause panic and feelings of being trapped, helpless or embarrassed. You may fear an actual or upcoming situation.
Earlier this year, Perrie admitted she fears she ‘might die’ as she opened up about her ongoing battle with panic disorder.
The former Little Mix star revealed she finds it difficult to spend time alone, fearing she could suffer a life-threatening panic attack without anyone around to help.
In an interview on Alison Hammond‘s Big Weekend, Perrie invited the presenter into her home and spoke openly about how anxiety has affected her everyday life.
Perrie said: ‘I’ve developed panic disorder. So it’s the fear of having a panic attack. A few years ago, I started suffering from severe panic attacks.
‘I then developed a fear of having one again because I was like, if I’m on my own and have a panic attack, I might die, and nobody will be here to help.’
She candidly added: ‘That’s why I’m never on my own. Never. I’m always with somebody. I don’t like the feeling of feeling like I’m gonna die.’
She is currently promoting her new song If He Wanted To He Would, which she announced on Instagram this week.
Perrie welcomed son Axel in 2021 with her partner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The pair announced their engagement in 2022.
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She said: ‘When I’m on stage being a pop star I’m fully in my element: brave and empowered. But as soon as I’m back home behind closed doors, that’s when the anxiety kicks in and I’m just me again’
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Perrie welcomed son Axel in 2021 with her partner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The pair announced their engagement in 2022 (pictured)
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Perrie Edwards keeps it casual in stylish white oversized T-shirt and jeans while leaving Heart FM studios
She recently recalled the moment she told Alex that she loved him for the first time early in their romance.
Appearing on the Capital Evening show with Jimmy Hill, she revealed how she stumbled over the romantic admission.
She said: ‘In my real life I can never say exactly what I mean… but I feel like in my music it’s different. I remember the first time I told Alex I loved him, I was on a night out with the [Little Mix] girls and they were gearing me up – and for some reason I had a pan, right?
‘I had a frying pan because Alex told me he liked pancakes so I went out of my way to buy a pan, but we had promo.
‘So I’m on a night out, with a frickin’ frying pan thinking, ‘I’m gonna make his dreams come true, I’m gonna make him pancakes in the morning.’
The singer went on: ‘I remember saying to the girls, ‘I think I love him… but I think he loves me too’ and the girls were like, “Then just tell him”. They geared me up within an inch of life and I was raring to go.’
But when it came to the big moment, the singer admitted that she was ‘speechless’.
She continued: ‘I couldn’t find the words, I couldn’t articulate myself, I was like panicking… my heartbeat was in my head. And I just went, “I think I’m falling in love with you”, so aggressively.’
After managing to get her words out, she revealed that Alex said he was in love with her too.
