Big Brother host Will Best has admitted that he lives in a ‘permanent state of terror’ as he opened up about suffering from anxiety as a child.
The 39-year-old spoke out about his mental health during Tuesday’s installment of Loose Women.
Will joined Jane Moore, Linda Robson, Myleene Klᴀss and Sue Cleaver on the ITV show and the talk soon turned to how he deals with his anxiety.
Jane pointed out: ‘It’s a very strange career you’ve gone for, given the general anxiety about a lot of thing…’
Will confessed: ‘I don’t know why I did it, the busier I’ve got… the last couple of years have been amazing.
‘But I do now live in a permanent state of terror.’
Big Brother presenter Will Best has opened up about his anxiety on Tuesday’s Loose Women and admitted he lives in a ‘permanent state of terror’ after suffering from anxiety as a child
Will joined Jane Moore , Linda Robson , Myleene Klᴀss and Sue Cleaver on the ITV show
Will with his Big Brother co-star AJ Odudu
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He then explained that he’s worried about his career coming to an end, and people saying horrible things, and just ‘general anxiety’ about it.
Will added: ‘I’ve always had issues with anxiety.
‘But this has massively heightened it. I’m waiting for it to subside. To get easier. But maybe it won’t.’
The TV star took on the role of Big Brother host when the popular ITV show got rebooted back in 2023.
Will decided to have therapy before taking on his big presenting role two years ago.
Before the launch of the first Big Brother reboot series, I got EPMD theory, I did it for a specific reason.
It’s a specific thing for overcoming, not general anxiety, focused anxiety. ‘
Will explained that his biggest fear on the launch night was that he was going to get a dry mouth.
He explained to the panel: ‘I did this type of therapy, which disassociates you with negative thoughts associated with specific scenarios and I didn’t get a dry mouth!’
The TV star took on the role of Big Brother host when the popular ITV show got rebooted back in 2023. Will decided to have therapy before taking on his big presenting role two years ago
The host believes that he’s suffered with anxiety since he was young, and he also has health anxiety too.
‘I remember as a kid, as what I discovered what cancer was, and I was like oh that sounds bad oh no I’m going to get that,’ he told the panel.
‘It’s always been bubbling away.
‘The health anxiety thing I’ve been wanting to get a hand on.’
And his worry has now turned to his Tibetan Terrier called Sandwich.
Will explained: ‘I’ve now transferred a lot of health anxiety to my dog.
‘I’m constantly checking him.
‘He’s got a skin tag, but you scroll the whole way through Google, it’s bad.’
Will has started to worry about his dog’s health as well
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Will has the face of a number of TV shows over the years.
He co-presented a Viva show called Suck My Pop in 2010 and then E4’s Love Shaft in 2014.
The star was also a regular panellist on Big Brother’s Bit on the Side between 2013 and 2014.
In 2017 he also co-presented ITV’s Dance Dance Dance.
He’s also taken part in Celebrity Coach Trip.
The telly favourite will be back on our screens for Celebrity Big Brother very soon.
Speaking ahead of Big Brother’s launch last year, Will told us: ‘I’m excited about the tasks. I think the tasks this this year, I think maybe some learning maybe not learning because that made it sound like there were things that could have been better.
‘I mean, the tasks were phenomenal last series, but I’ve been speaking to the members of the team and I think they’ve kind of raised the bar even further.
‘I think this series, I think it’s been taken up a notch.’
Loose Women airs weekdays on ITV from 12:30pm.
