Kim Basinger reveals she lived with agoraphobia for years: ‘I had to relearn to drive’

mother before jumping to her death.The 30-year-old, from Michigan, leapt from her 29th story Midtown Manhattan high-rise apartment in January after struggling with her mental health since her twenties.April Simpkins, 53, revealed her daughter’s tragic last words on Wednesday, during an episode of “Red Table Talk,” hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith, and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris.“First, I’m sorry, by the time you get this, I won’t be alive anymore. And it makes me even more sad to write this because I know it will hurt you the most,” Kryst wrote to her mother.The mother said she was exercising when she received the life-changing text, and her daughter knew she would be pre-occupied and sent the message then so she couldn't intervene.

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Ireland Baldwin spoke about some of the horrific verbal abuse she’s suffered from unnamed exes in a new TikTok video.

Ireland Baldwin has revealed the disturbing remarks various exes have allegedly made to her in a grim TikTok video.The model, 26, who is the daughter of Alec Baldwin, claimed she was threatened with physical violence and discouraged from eating what she would have liked.One of her exes admitted to wanting to 'f**k' her mother Kim Basinger and another said they were going to 'smash' her face against a wall. 'I'm going to smash your face against the wall': Ireland Baldwin has revealed the disturbing remarks various exes have allegedly made to her in a grim TikTok videoThe awful comments from the former lovers, whom remained unidentified, were: 'Are you really going to eat all that?''You'll never be as beautiful as your mom.

Ireland Baldwin reveals she suffers from Cardiophobia - the fear of having a heart attack - which has sent her to the hospital several times.The daughter of Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin made the reveal when on Red Table Talkon Facebook Watch with Jada Pinkett Smith and her daughter Willow Smith.'I have a fear of my own heartbeat,' the model said. 'When it starts getting really fast, even when I'm slightly nervous or if I exercise or anything, I start panicking to the point where I’m convinced, not matter what anyone says, that I’m going to have a heart attack and I have to go to a hospital.' So much stress:Ireland Baldwin revealed she suffers from cardiophobia - the fear of having a heart attack - which has sent her to the hospital several times Anxiety hurts:The daughter of Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin made the reveal when on Red Table Talk on Facebook with Willow SmithShe told Willow Smith, 'I’ve had maybe over 20 hospital visits in my life.'According to PubMed, cardiophobia is defined as an anxiety disorder of persons characterized by repeated complaints of chest pain and heart palpitations.

Kim Basinger discussed her “heavy-duty, very out loud” divorce from Alec Baldwin in a candid “Red Table Talk” interview.

Kim Basinger has shared her struggles with ex-husband Alec Baldwin in a very rareRed Table Talk interview, which aired on Wednesday.TheL.A. Confidential actress, 68, appeared on the show with daughter Ireland, 26, and discussed her 'heavy-duty, very out loud' divorce from Alec, 64, who she was married to from 1993 until 2002.The star made is clear that she and Alec didn’t always see 'eye to eye' and that 'he’s a challenge.' Looking back: Kim Basinger, 68, appeared on the Red Table Talk on Wednesday and discussed her 'heavy-duty, very out loud' divorce from AlecBaldwin, 64 The way they were:Basinger and Baldwin met on the set of the romantic comedy The Marrying Man in 1991, and went on to marry in 1993; Picturedduring 1999 Vanity Fair Oscar PartyHost Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, asked Kim whether she was able to communicate with Alec aboutIreland's anxiety issues.

Kim Bassinger is opening up in a very rare interview.

Ireland Baldwin has opened up about anxiety, panic attacks, and body image issues as the model and her Oscar-winning mother, Kim Basinger, guest starred on Red Table Talk. The Facebook Watch series is hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her mother Adrienne Banfield Norris, and daughter Willow Smith.

Her debilitating anxiety attacks first began when she was shopping for groceries in a local health food store in California."My basket was almost full, and I found something really overcoming me in such a way that I couldn't breathe," she explained."So I left the basket, and I made it to my car, and that was the last time I drove for almost six, seven months."The agoraphobia attacks even left Kim with a fear of driving through tunnels in her home city of Malibu.The star told Jada that it took her years to overcome the fear, during which she was afraid even to receive guests at her home for dinner.Kim told how the anxiety left her with a constantly dry mouth, and she felt "shaky" and "exhausted all the time".She then had to "relearn" how to drive as she slowly readjusted to leaving the house again.9 1/2 Weeks star Kim previously addressed some of her issues in a documentary called Panic: A Film About Coping, which was released in 2001.She described a fear of public places as a debilitating issue she's suffered with all of her life."I stayed in my house and literally cried every day," she admitted.The NHS website describes agoraphobia as a condition causing "a fear of being in situations where escape might be difficult or that help wouldn't be available if things go wrong".It lists some of the symptoms as rapid heart-beat, hyperventilation, dizziness, nausea and sweating, and suggests that traumatic events can sometimes be the trigger of the condition's onset.Kim's daughter Ireland has also suffered anxiety problems and the onset of an eating disorder, something which hurt Kim "worse than anything probably could".The model announced that she has been free of anorexia and bulimia for years now, but previously felt terror

Jada Pinkett Smith shared that she just recently realized she suffers from anxiety, though it pre-dates the slap drama stemming from the 2022 Oscars.The actress, 50, said she used to bite her fingernails and chew her cuticles, but didn’t connect her bad habits to anxiety until raising her daughter. “I never identified it as anxiety,” her mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris, 68, noted during the most recent episode of “Red Table Talk,” which was presumably taped before Will Smith smacked Chris Rock during the ceremony.Pinkett Smith explained that dealing with and learning about her daughter’s anxiety helped her realize she also has anxiety.

Kim Basinger is opening up about her battle with anxiety — specifically agoraphobia. In the latest episode of , Basinger and her daughter, Ireland Baldwin, sat down to discuss mental health, Basinger's divorce from Alec Baldwin and more.Basinger's battle with anxiety started as a child but continued into adulthood and manifested into agoraphobia — which the Mayo Clinic defines as «a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed.»«I wouldn't leave the house.

Ireland Baldwin is opening up about a medical condition. The 26-year-old model is set to appear on Wednesday’s episode of “Red Table Talk”, and, in an exclusive clip from the interview, Baldwin reveals her experience with cardiophobia.

Kim Basinger and daughter Ireland Baldwin are getting real about their experiences with anxiety.  Ireland and Basinger appeared on Wednesday's episode of "Red Table Talk," where they both discussed their struggles with anxiety in Basinger's first public interview in years. Basinger began by talking about her experience suffering from agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a "type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed," according to the Mayo clinic.

Family matters. Ireland Baldwin and mom Kim Basinger opened up about the “challenges” they’ve had with Alec Baldwin over the years.

Ireland Baldwin is opening up about a medical condition. The 26-year-old model is set to appear on Wednesday's episode of , and, in an exclusive clip from the interview, Baldwin reveals her experience with cardiophobia.«You're like, 'What is that?'» Baldwin quips to Willow Smith. «I didn't know either until I did a lot of research for a very long time.»Essentially, Baldwin says, «I have a fear of my own heartbeat.» An article published by the medical journal described the condition similarly, noting, «cardiophobic persons repeatedly present with complaints of chest pain and heart palpitations accompanied by fears of having a heart attack and of dying.»«When it starts getting really fast, even when I'm slightly nervous or if I exercise or anything, I start panicking to the point where I'm convinced, not matter what anyone says, that I'm going to have a heart attack and I have to go to a hospital,» Baldwin explains.

Gallery: Ghosts, poltergeists and spirits! You'll never believe which stars have had SUPERNATURAL experiences! (BANG Showbiz)"Everything used to make me nervous, like the glass [sliding] to open the door, or, 'Where do I step to open the door?' Everything became a big job to figure out how to do it. " Kim was left feeling "exhausted" by her anxiety struggles.

Kim Basinger is opening up about her struggles with agoraphobia.

Kim Basinger was a prisoner of her agoraphobia.

Kim Basinger has claimed she had to 'relearn how to drive' after years of suffering from agoraphobia had left her housebound, while speaking with Jada Pinkett Smith on Red Table Talk.The 68-year-old star of9½ Weeks appeared on the talk show with her daughter Ireland Baldwin in an episode released Wednesday, revealing that she battled the condition for years not knowing what it was.Agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder that can create a fear of leaving one's own home, is said to affect around 2% of adults in the United States, and Basinger says her condition got so bad she wouldn't leave her house and 'would no longer go to dinner.' Telling all: Kim Basinger claims she had to 'relearn to drive' after battle with agoraphobia left her housebound... as she appears on Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith'I had to relearn to drive, and for many years I would not go through the tunnels at Malibu,' Basinger said on the show.

People, Basinger and her daughter Ireland Baldwin stopped by Jada Pinkett-Smith’s talk show where the “9 1/2 Weeks” star spoke about the many challenges she faced while battling agoraphobia.She said it was “really horrible” to suffer from the condition “as fiercely as I did during those years and not know what it was.”“I wouldn’t leave the house. I would no longer go to dinner,” Basinger said.Agoraphobia is classified as a type of anxiety disorder that causes an extreme amount of fear of certain situations, with many people even resisting leaving home.Basinger added that her agoraphobia felt “like something just completely shuts down within you and you have to relearn everything.”“I had to relearn to drive, and for many years I would not go through the tunnels at Malibu,” the “L.A Confidential” actress explained.