Frankie Bridge opened up about her battle with depression in an emotional new video on Saturday evening.

The former Saturdays star, 36, is a huge advocate for speaking out about mental health, and often talks about her own struggles on social media.

She has been candid about her battle with the condition, which resulted in her being hospitalised in 2011 after reaching ‘rock bottom’.

But it’s proved to be tough for the Loose Women panelist, as she posted a video to her Instagram Story explaining how it has taken her the ‘whole day’ to get to the gym.

Speaking to her supportive community of followers, she admitted depression is ‘absolutely kicking my a**e.’

‘I have finally made it down to the gym,’ Frankie said, adding: ‘It has taken me the whole day to actually get here.

Frankie Bridge, 36, candidly opened up about her ‘boring’ battle with depression in an emotional new video on Saturday evening

The former Saturdays star is a huge advocate for speaking out about mental health, and often talks about her own struggles on social media

‘My depression is absolutely kicking my a**e and I am so over it.’

Frankie, who is a loving mum to sons Parker and Carter, reflected on her bad day, sharing that she has done everything she has been told to do, but still felt exhausted.

‘You know when you just feel like you do all the things you’re told to do and then it just always comes back,’ she said.

The singer looked sad, as she further added: ‘I’m just so bored of myself, it is so boring. You know, I just think everyone around me must just be so bored of it as well.’

Despite the fact she felt down, Frankie persevered and dragged herself to her home gym to exercise.

‘But I am here, I’m gonna try and do as much as I can in the gym, because I know it will make me feel better.

‘And so sitting around, eating s**t, which is what I’ve been doing all day, only makes me feel worse.’  

Frankie then went on to share her playlist, which included several Paramore songs, that she labelled: ‘Medicine.’

Frankie, who is a loving mum to two sons Parker and Carter, reflected on her bad day, sharing that she has done everything she has been told to do, but still felt exhausted

The TV personality added how she wished she had done it earlier in the day, so she could’ve faced a better outcome

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Feeling accomplished, she later wrote: ‘So pleased I did it. Finished off @catjanefitness with a little extra @bryonydeery 5 minute abs.’ 

After an intense workout, Frankie then re-appeared on her Stories to say: ‘So there is not much that a little bit of Paramore and a workout can’t fix.

‘I definitely feel a lot better and if I hadn’t come in, I’d have just berated myself even more that I had the whole day that I was able to come to the gym and I just didn’t, and I just sat around and just wallowed in self pity.’

The TV personality added how she wished she had done it earlier in the day, so she could’ve faced a better outcome.

‘It is what it is, I should just be pleased that I’ve done it,’ she told her fans, adding: ‘It’s just a little reminder we have bad days. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better one.’ 

Frankie previously detailed ‘reaching rock bottom’ and being hospitalised amid her ongoing battle with depression.

The singer gave an honest account during lockdown in an Instagram question and answer session and said how she sometimes felt she was ‘living life differently to everyone else’.

When a fan asked about when she knew she needed help, Frankie replied: ‘I was unable to cope with everyday life.

‘I was constantly crying and I felt like I was exhausted and unable to carry on as I was. Something had to change. I’d reached rock bottom.’

Frankie, who is pictured with her husband Wayne in July 2024 on their wedding anniversary, previously opened up about how he copes with her down days

Frankie also opened up about how her ex-footballer husband Wayne copes with her down days and offered advise for spouses of people suffering from mental health problems.

She told her followers: ‘I think the biggest thing is to not take it personally and to remind yourself it’s an illness.

‘Also try not to feel like you have to fix something for him. Just be there and listen.

‘I’m sure Wayne gets fed up sometimes. It’s hard to be around.’