Ellie Goulding opens up about her grandfather’s suicide in emotional post

Fans have praised the singer for her honesty

Ellie Goulding

by William Marriott |
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Singer Ellie Goudling has taken to Twitter to open up about her experiences with anxiety and imposter syndrome, as well as revealing her grandather's suicide - something she has never previously spoken about.

The 32-year-old, who recently got married, also thanked her fellow musicians for speaking out about mental health.

Ellie Goudling
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In the heart-breaking post, Ellie posted a photo of her on a tree swing, writing, “I know I chose this job but nothing could have prepared me for the ups and downs that come with it.

“I know for sure that a lot of my anxiety has come from what they call ‘imposter syndrome’ not believing in myself enough and thinking that I don’t deserve happiness which sometimes results in sabotaging your own success."

She revealed exercise has helped her through her hardest times, adding, “the feeling of blood pumping through [her] veins” reminds her of “how cool it is to be alive.”

Candidly revealing her grandfather sadly took his life "a few years back", Ellie said, “I wish I had spoken to him more, and wish we could have even had the smallest clue of how unhappy he was.”

She concluded her post by writing, “Those who get out of bed every morning and seize the day, even when they’re not feeling too great, you are doing amazingly and I’m proud of you.”

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Fans were quick to reply to Ellie's post, with one user writing, "For what it’s worth! It’s worth a lot of love and respect and I feel ya!" while another wrote, "So much respect and admiration for you."

A third added, "Ellie, thank you for opening up & for sharing with all of us. We love you so much & hope you know that you’ve helped so many people through the good & the bad times."

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Ellie recently opened up toheatabout her experiences with mental health, revealing she's glad it's no longer as much of a taboo.

The Love Me Like You Do singer said, "There are sometimes when I want to take myself away from everything and just kind of deal with stuff myself, and I really have to force myself to text someone or call someone and say 'I'm not feeling good'."

The pop star also urged men to speak out, saying she thinks men find it hard to chat about how they're feeling. Ellie ended her interview saying that it is important to talk.

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