Bella Ramsey opens up about mental health issues while promoting The Last Of Us in a magazine interview

Bella Ramsey has opened up about her departure from the children’s TV series The Worst Witch after leaving the CBBC show in 2020 after three seasons.

The 19-year-old English actress reflected on her departure from The Worst Witch which she announced in February 2020 in an Instagram post in which she urged her followers to prioritize their mental health.

‘I know it has been publicized a lot that I left [The Worst Witch] for mental health reasons,’ Bella said elle in an interview while promoting his new HBO series The Last Of Us.

“I would say the most accurate description is that I had resolved a lot of my mental health issues at that point. And then the idea was that, ‘I’m not going to do this fourth season because it’s not worth it, because now I’m in a better place.’ This is not something you want to continue and have the recurring issues that stem from that first season. I don’t need or want to do this anymore,’ she clarified.

Bella developed what she later understood to be an eating disorder while filming the first season, and despite vowing to leave the series, returned to play Mildred Hubble for seasons two and three before announcing her departure.

English actress Lydia Page, 20, took over the role of Mildred in the fourth season.

Bella stars as teenager Ellie in the live-action film adaptation of The Last Of Us video game set in a post-apocalyptic USA.

New series: The 19-year-old English actress and Pedro Pascal star in the HBO series The Last Of Us based on the video game

Mental Health: The actress announced she would be leaving the role of Mildred Hubble on The Worst Witch in a February 2020 Instagram post urging her followers to prioritize their mental health.

The film also stars 47-year-old Pedro Pascal, the hardened survivor Joel, who is hired to get Ellie out of an oppressive quarantine zone.

The dystopian drama created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann managed to amass 4.7 million viewers on linear TV and HBO Max on Sunday.

The Last Of Us, set 20 years after a global pandemic, marked the cable network’s second-biggest debut after House Of The Dragon’s historic 9.986 million viewership last August.

Live-Action Adaptation: Bella stars as teenager Ellie in the live-action film adaptation of The Last Of Us video game set in a post-apocalyptic USA.

Problems Resolved: ‘I would say the most accurate description is that I had resolved many of my mental health issues by that time. And then the idea was that, ‘I’m not going to do this fourth season because it’s not worth it, because now I’m in a better place.’ This is not something you want to continue and have the recurring issues that stem from that first season. I don’t need or want to do this anymore,’ Bella, shown earlier this month in Los Angeles, said of her departure from The Worst Witch.

The Last of Us also features Nick Offerman, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, and Anna Torv.

It currently has a 99% critical approval rating as “Certified Fresh” (out of 102 reviews) and a 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Bella previously played Lyanna Mormont on the HBO fantasy series Game Of Thrones.

HBO star: Bella previously played Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy series Game Of Thrones