Chloe Kelly: “I was riddled with anxiety!” My experience with hair loss and panic attacks

Chloe Kelly: “I was riddled with anxiety!” My experience with hair loss and panic attacks

Author: Fearne Cotton December 15, 2025 Duration: 43:32

Footballer Chloe Kelly has played a huge part in the Lioness’ immense success over the last few years, but severe anxiety has meant she’s often had to put on a brave face in public.


In this chat with Fearne, Chloe opens up for the first time about how emotional stress led to hair loss, and why being sick often felt like the only way to release the anxiety. She talks through the work she’s done with a psychiatrist to break this habit, and the actions her family and friends took that helped bring her out of this dark place.


Fearne and Chloe also explore how taking yourself out of an environment that isn’t good for you – whether that’s a workplace, relationship, or particular location – can change your mental health.


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