Ruby Barker is a well-known British actress. She is best known for playing Marina in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton. There is a concern among her fans related to her health status. In this post, you will get all the information related to her illness.
What Did Ruby Barker Say About Her Mental Health?
In May 2022, Ruby Barker was hospitalized due to her ongoing mental health struggles. The Islington native, who plays Marina Thompson in the popular Netflix series “Bridgerton” discussed her struggle with the condition and acknowledged that she had been struggling since the series.
After being discharged, the 25-year-old stated in a video that was uploaded to Instagram and now deleted:
“I am better, I have been really unwell for a really long time. I want to be honest with everyone. I have been struggling. I am in hospital at the minute and I am going to be discharged soon and hopefully get to continue with my life.”
“I am going to take a little bit of a break for myself and I would encourage others, if you are struggling, do yourself a favour and take a break, stop being so hard on yourself.”
She added:
“I was raged-filled, angry, all this intergenerational trauma bundled up inside me. I was carrying the weight of the world on my back and now I am at the point where I have a diagnosis, I am drawing a line in the sand. I can’t carry on the way that I was, I need to change so that is what I am trying to do. I want to survive and I will survive, I am going to.”
After that Ruby recently appeared in a podcast and shared updates related to her illness and slammed Netflix.
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Why Did Ruby Barker Slams Netflix in a Recent Interview?
Ruby Barker, star of Bridgerton claimed on Monday, October 30 that she received zero support from Netflix executives while battling mental health problems.
Ruby candidly said during her most recent appearance on the LOAF Podcast that the streaming service did not attempt to get in touch with her or inquire about her well-being either before or after she was admitted to the hospital for mental health problems. Barker disclosed that she had two psychotic episodes in 2019 and another in 2022.
Bridgerton’s Ruby Barker Shares She Experienced 2 Psychotic Breaks https://t.co/92lNCaYOVq
— E! News (@enews) October 31, 2023
She said:
“When I went into hospital a week after shooting Bridgerton season one it was really covered up and kept on the down-low because the show was going to be coming out. During filming I was deteriorating. It was a really tormenting place for me to be because my character was very alienated, very ostracised, on her own under these horrible circumstances.”
“Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland since I have had two psychotic breaks from that show have even contacted me or even emailed me to ask if I’m OK, or if I would benefit from any sort of aftercare or support. Nobody.”
You can read her statement in a tweet provided below:
‘Bridgerton’ actress Ruby Barker calls out Netflix and Shondaland for not supporting her when she suffered two psychotic breaks due to the show:
“Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland, since I have had two psychotic breaks from that show, have… pic.twitter.com/dmu8szD86l
— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 30, 2023
She stated she tried “really hard to act like it was ok” throughout this time of intense struggle for her. Barker said:
“In the run up to the show coming out I was just coming out from hospital, my Instagram following was going up, I had all these engagements to do. My life was changing drastically overnight and yet there was still no support and there still hasn’t been any support all that time.”
“So I was trying really really hard to act like it was ok and that I could work and that it wasn’t a problem. It’s almost like I had this metaphorical invisible gun to my head to sell this show because this show is bubbly and fun. I don’t wanna come out and pooh-pooh on that because then I might never work again!”
She also described the emotions she goes through when facing difficulties. The star said:
“I was raged-filled, angry, all this intergenerational trauma bundled up inside me, I was carrying the weight of the world on my back and now I am at the point where I have a diagnosis, I am drawing a line in the sand. I can’t carry on the way that I was, I need to change so that is what I am trying to do. I want to survive and I will survive, I am going to.”
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