ITV I'm A Celebrity's Danny Jones comforted by campmates as he breaks down

I'm A Celebrity 2024 favourite and McFly star Danny Jones opened up about suffering from panic attacks, revealing he was left 'freaking out' during a live TV interview

McFly star Danny Jones broke down on I'm A Celebrity on Wednesday night, as he opened up on battling anxiety since he was a teenager.

The singer and guitarist, and one of the favourites to win the ITV series, was comforted by his campmates as he shared how he once had a panic attack on live TV, opening up on his mental health struggles.

The All About You hitmaker explained the meaning behind his wrist tattoo, which reads ‘don’t worry, be happy’. Probed by Loose Women ’s Jane Moore and others about the inking, Danny explained his constant worries and how he was “working on” his issues.

Talking about therapy and his emotions, Oti Mabuse and jungle co-star Tulisa Contostavlos both praised the musician for opening up. Speaking about his tattoo, Danny spilled: “It’s because I’m always constantly worrying, but that’s what I’m working on.”

Asked about therapy, Danny went on: “Yeah, I’ve been in therapy since I was 19 for anxiety.” It’s then that he detailed an on-air panic attack that left him “freaking out” during a televised interview.

He revealed: “I was freaking out and I couldn’t answer the question that got asked to me. Heart rate goes crazy”. Things then got emotional, as he talked about when his anxiety began.

Jane had asked whether he’d suffered with it from childhood, with Danny becoming upset with his head in his hands as he told her: “I think I escaped a lot”.

As he brolke down, Tulisa said in the Bush Telegraph: "We're seeing a lot of emotion coming out of Danny which is beautiful." Back in camp Danny then thanked his campmates, before apologising for crying.

Tulisa said: "Rule number one, no apologising for crying in camp." Danny then explained: "It's only when you get into it... I wanna be able to talk about it, every time I talk about it it's so much easier.

"But everything is heightened in here. I feel like a burden sometimes, like you don't wanna hear about my story, I felt it was so important to speak to someone." Comforting her jungle pal, Tulisa said: “It’s really good to let it out and it’s really brave to be vulnerable, people respect it.”

Oti shared: “I think it’s really good that you keep saying people must talk, especially young boys. I don’t think young boys tend to talk that much and the suicide rate is so high in young men especially, so I think it’s important that you keep telling people to talk about it.”

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