Ellie Goulding discusses ‘debilitating’ anxiety after pandemic and pregnancy
Ellie Goulding discusses ‘debilitating’ anxiety and admits the pandemic and pregnancy have sent her into ‘overdrive’
Ellie Goulding discussed her “grueling” battle with anxiety as she admitted the pandemic and her pregnancy sent her into “overdrive.”
The singer, 36, who welcomed son Arthur with husband Caspar Jopling in April 2021, candidly discussed how she is coping with the condition.
During a new interview, she revealed that she suffered chronically for years, but “turned it off” in the past with “non-stop sports.”
Ellie spoke candidly about feeling “jumpy” all the time unless she’s performing on stage, causing her feelings to “bubble away.”
She said The independent“It’s debilitating. I put it off for years because I was just exercising so much – I didn’t even notice it because I was running so much. So when I stopped, I was like, “Oh.”‘
Ellie Goulding, 36, discussed her ‘grueling’ battle with anxiety as she admitted the pandemic and her pregnancy sent her into ‘overdrive’ in a new interview
The singer, who welcomed son Arthur in April 2021 with husband Caspar Jopling, candidly discussed how she’s coping with the condition (pictured in 2021)
The musician went on to explain how being pregnant during the lockdown “put my nervous system into overdrive” and without the performance outlet made her anxiety even more “unbearable”.
Ellie explained how she appreciates “slower movements like stretching” to ease her feelings and prefers holistic approaches.
“I just keep trying things,” she admitted, “I actually don’t know a single person since the pandemic who doesn’t have anxiety.”
The interview comes after Ellie finally released her new album Higher Than Heaven on Friday after it was delayed twice.
She was pictured on her way to an album signing in London when her fifth record was released in the UK.
The hitmaker was originally supposed to release Higher Than Heaven in February, but was pushed back to March 24.
Then it was delayed again, this time due to issues with ‘sourcing material’ for physical formats.
In a lengthy statement on Instagram, she wrote, “As you know, it’s incredibly important to me to make these products as green as possible, so we’ve worked really hard to keep that promise.”
On stage: Ellie spoke candidly about feeling “jumpy” all the time unless she performs on stage, causing her feelings to “ebb away” (performing at KOKO in London last month)
Amazing: It comes after the On My Mind singer caused a storm when she gave fans a sneak peek at the music video for her new single Miracle featuring Calvin Harris when it reached No. 1
She added, “As a result of this, and due to delays in sourcing these products, we have to postpone the release just a tiny bit to April 7th so that we can get these wonderful products to you as soon as possible.
“Thank you so much for your patience and I love you all. Ellie x’
It comes after the singer caused a storm when she gave fans a sneak peek at the music video for her new single Miracle featuring Calvin Harris, which reached No. 1.
Released on March 10, Miracle marks Ellie’s third collaboration with DJ Calvin Harris, following the success of I Need Your Love (2013) and Outside (2014).