Danny Jones' wife Georgia breaks down in tears as she shares health struggle
Georgia Jones has spoken out about her 18-month battle with postnatal depression after giving birth to her son Cooper in 2019, saying she felt like she had "lost her sparkle"
Influencer and podcast host Georgia, 38, tied the knot with McFly star Danny in 2014, and the pair were overjoyed to welcome their son Cooper in January 2019.
The former Miss World and I'm A Celebrity winner found their marriage under intense scrutiny last year when a video surfaced showing Danny apparently sharing a kiss with fellow jungle star Maura Higgins at a Brit Awards afterparty.
Following the incident, 39-year-old Danny took to social media to publicly apologise to his wife and family for "putting them in this situation".
Amid rumours that they're mending their relationship and moving past the controversy, Georgia has kept a low profile in recent times.
Breaking her silence, Georgia made a poignant appearance on This Morning on Monday, discussing a personal challenge she's faced, having battled with it herself, reports Wales Online.
Georgia bravely spoke about her 18-month battle with postnatal depression, which affects over one in 10 women within a year of childbirth, as she opened up about her experience following Cooper's birth.
"Cooper is our absolute world, and it's hard to imagine, but the immense love I have for him now wasn't there right from the beginning," she revealed.
She elaborated: "The hardest part for me was just that, becoming mum. It was the initial entrance of Cooper into the world and how I felt.
"It wasn't that instant gushy, 'Oh my gosh, I love my baby so much' and I think because I didn't feel that, I then put so much pressure on myself."
"I was just not the best person to be around because I was just low," she confessed.
Fighting back tears, Georgia tragically recounted how she "felt like I was failing at being a mum, really failing at being a mum, and I didn't want that".
She added: "Nothing in me wanted to feel the way I was feeling. You try and you try, each day you wake up and you're like, 'Ok, hopefully I'll feel better today' and then you don't. Then you're like, 'Why? What's wrong with me?'"
Georgia admitted that while she attempted to hide and "mask" her battle with postnatal depression, those close to her could see she was not managing well.
She revealed that Danny, her husband, quickly spotted she wasn't herself and was frustrated at his inability to 'fix' her struggles.
"Danny definitely noticed that I wasn't myself. What he found hard was that he couldn't fix it and he didn't know how to solve the problem," she said.
After enduring 18 months of "suffering in silence", Georgia emphasised that getting therapy was "the best thing I've ever done", marking a turning point after reaching out for professional support.
On the ITV programme, Georgia connected with clinical psychologist Dr Caroline Boyd to explore the scientific aspects of postnatal depression and learn crucial warning signs.
Her journey also took her to the charity PANDAS, which runs support groups nationwide providing assistance and guidance for parents grappling with mental health issues, where she encountered other mothers who had gone through similar experiences of postnatal depression.
Hearing their accounts moved Georgia to say: "I had everyone there but couldn't have felt more alone."
She poignantly added: "I always say I felt like I lost my sparkle. You know when you look back at photos from back then, I always look at myself and I think - this is going to make me upset - I think, she wasn't there."
Speaking to the group, she expressed regret, saying, "I wish I'd have had a group like you girls to talk to and then maybe I wouldn't have spent 18 months of not being me."
Georgia reflected on her experience, stressing the significance of talking with others about their struggles.
Reminding those listening, she encouraged, "The help is out there, you just need to reach out."
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