Chrissie Russell: Why I admire the way Frankie Bridge talks about her depression on social media

The presenter and former singer in The Saturdays has been refreshingly open about depression ‘kicking her arse’ in recent updates on Instagram

Frankie Bridge is an ambassador for charity ‘Mind’, and has spoken openly about living with depression. Photo: Getty

Chrissie Russell

Nestled among her Instagram story posts on fashion edits and Mother’s Day photos, a video uploaded by The Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge caught my attention at the weekend.

“My depression is absolutely kicking my arse and I am so over it,” read a caption on screen as the mum-of-two spoke to camera in the clip. “You know when you just feel like you do all the things you’re told you’re meant to do and then it just still always comes back.”