Former EastEnders star and reigning Queen on the Jungle, Jacqueline Jossa, has revealed she turned to therapy to save her marriage to Dan Osborne following a spate of cheating allegations.
Jacqueline temporarily moved out of their family home earlier this year but they soon reconciled, with Dan admitting, “I’ve done things I shouldn't have done."
Speaking of putting her mental health first during the challenging time, Jac said, “It was like when you wake up after a bad dream about someone — you need some space. That’s what it was like with therapy.
“Some of the stuff I was dealing with wasn’t even all about him. There were other things too that I needed to address.
“It really, really helped, especially in terms of communication, teaching us how to talk to one another better.
“Therapy is a really good thing, whether for yourself or for a couple. I don’t understand why it’s still frowned upon. In America they use therapy like they go to the dentist.”
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2 of 12Victoria Derbyshire
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3 of 12Shane Richie
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8 of 12Giovanna Fletcher
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9 of 12Mo Farah
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10 of 12Jessica Plummer
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Speaking to The Sun she admitted she was under a lot of pressure from the public, adding, “It felt like everybody wanted to watch me fall apart.
“I kept it in for a while, but then over lockdown it was a really good time and place for Daniel and I to go through everything — an opportunity for us to talk through it all. For me, this meant turning to therapy.
“And because of that, I couldn’t be in the same house as Dan. There was no big argument or bust-up, and there were no other girls. Moving out was literally how I had to deal with it.”
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Despite a number of her fellow Kings and Queens of the Jungle returning to I’m a Celeb this year, it’s been reported that Jac will only make “a flying visit” – to hand over the crown to this year’s winner.
“Jacqueline is really grateful to ITV. But while she was offered the chance to make a cameo she didn’t want to steal anyone else’s thunder,” a source told the same publication.
“She’s had her jungle experience and they should have their own.”