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A Place In The Sun presenter Leah Charles-King says despite desperately trying to get help for her bipolar disorder, doctors said it was all in her head.

Danni Menzies returns to screens today as part of a long-awaited A Place in the Sun spin-off.

A Place In The Sun star Danni Menzies has shown off the extent of her injuries after she was involved in a crash with a moped last year.

A Place in the Sun star Danni Menzies has showed off her facial scars for the first time since she was knocked down by a stolen moped.

A Place in the Sun host Danni Menzies has shared pictures of herself for the first time since she was knocked down by a stolen moped.

A Place In The Sun star Danni Menzies says she is taking time out after being run down by a stolen moped - and injured to the extent her phone isn't recognising her face.

A Place in the Sun star Leah Charles King has opened up on her battles with her mental health, heartbreakingly admitting that her family once "disowned" her in shock after she revealed her diagnosis with bipolar disorder.She urged fans that her DMs were "open" for anyone experiencing struggles and that no-one should "battle alone".Taking to her Twitter account, Leah confessed that behind the scenes of her smiling performance on ITV, she had been ready to end her life."Suicide doesn’t always look suicidal," she warned in a post to more than 4,000 followers.Attaching a video clip of herself in a bright yellow dress the colour of sunshine, and seemingly with an attitude to match, she confessed that internally she was feeling the opposite - desperately unhappy."Me in 2018 hosting a show airing on @itv (pre coming out bipolar)," she explained."I was suicidal & decided this [was] my last shift.

A Place In The Sun star Leah Charles-King took to Instagram to reveal all about the extreme weather conditions she was enduring. Leah had been driving with her TV team in Alicante, Spain, with the mountain Puig Campana appearing majestically in the distance - or at least it would have been, had the views not been obscured by drizzling rain.With her mood verging between crying and laughing, Leah revealed that as "a Londoner via the Caribbean", she was also finding the conditions unbearably "freezing cold".However, it wasn't just the temperatures that were worrying her, as an extreme gale had almost sent her flying across the mountain when she'd attempted to film a segment for the property hunting show amid the storm."We went out there for like two seconds," an open-mouthed Leah exclaimed."The umbrella not only broke in half within moments, but it blew me almost across the mountain!"She then confessed: "It's actually gotten to the point where it's just a bit dangerous."Why would we be standing out in a gale storm just to show them a mountain?"Leah, who had been pretending to sob seconds earlier, admitted defeat and decided: "I think maybe we should abort mission and get to the next property."In another Instagram Stories clip, she told her 11,600 followers that they had truly "tried"."We drove all the way up here for 40 minutes to try and film it," the frustrated presenter vented."It's just not gonna happen for us today, I'm afraid - because even if we did film it, would it make the show?""That's the question," she cackled, while the rain and dark, unclear skies were visible from the car window.

A Place in the Sun since she started late last year.The presenter has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about the moment she found out she got the "life changing role".After Leah's final interview there was a month-long wait to find out if she was successful in getting the role.Speaking to Express.co.uk, she said: "It was an anxious month-long wait for the decision, it was Easter as well and that added a week on."My heart was beating, I had so much anxiety, honestly!"And then out of nowhere I got the call from the head and I started crying, I was in the middle of the street actually.She continued: "I had my granny trolley with me and I was just about to go to my food shop and I had just come out of the dentist and I saw this call and I thought, do I answer it or do I wait till later?"As I know if it’s bad news I might cry and if it’s good news I will definitely cry."I was like, I can’t wait, I'm just going to call him back."Then I was told and I spent about two weeks in tears because it was a sigh of relief first and foremost because of everything I have been through with my mental health."Leah has been very vocal about her battle with bipolar disorder and is an ambassador for Bipolar UK.She uses her presenting platform and social media pages to normalise the conversation and to end the stigma around mental illness.Leah has admitted she has tried to commit suicide in the past as a result of her mental illness but is really happy she held on.She said: "I have been suicidal in the past and you know, on a couple of occasions have tried to take my own life unfortunately."But presenting is something I know I am good at and I have worked hard at."It makes me happy and I don’t do it for fame and fortune."She continued: "I

A Place in the Sun late last year and has become a firm favourite on the show since.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Leah revealed she had not only met one of her co-stars before the show but she actually replaced them in a previous job!Before going into presenting, Leah had a successful career as a singer, working with the likes of George Michael and Lionel Richie.She was also part of an R&B girl band with her cousins called Kleshay, securing two UK top 40 singles in the 90s.Speaking to Express.co.uk, Leah revealed that she actually replaced her now colleague Jean Johannson on Disney channel.She said: "I worked with Jean, actually I didn’t technically work with Jean but Jean was also a Disney presenter and when she left Disney I actually replaced her."And you know, that was 20 years ago so I knew Jean from then.She continued: "Once you're part of the Disney presenter alumni we all just kind of keep in touch."Leah has been very open about her battle with bipolar disorder and is an ambassador for Bipolar UK.She uses her presenting platform and social media pages to normalise the conversation and to end the stigma around mental illness.Leah admitted she used to be "petrified" and "ashamed" of her diagnosis and telling others about it.She said: "When I was diagnosed eight/nine years ago, I hid it."I only came out, as I call it, my big coming out, about two years ago."I couldn’t think of anything worse than bipolar because, you know, if you have anything else, people will give you sympathy and they will wrap you up in love."But when you’ve got a mental illness you are very much left alone and it’s already such a lonely condition and I just hid it."She continued: "I was hiding a big part of myself and when I came out it

A Place in the Sun last year and has become a firm favourite on the show.The presenter has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about her battle with bipolar disorder, with the low points leading the star to try to take her life.Leah has been very vocal about her battle with bipolar disorder and is an ambassador for Bipolar UK.She uses her presenting platform and social media pages to normalise the conversation and to end the stigma around mental illness.Leah admitted she has tried to commit suicide in the past as a result of her mental illness but is really happy she held on.Speaking to Express.co.uk she said: "I have been suicidal in the past and you know, on a couple of occasions have tried to take my own life unfortunately."But presenting is something I know I am good at and I have worked hard at."It makes me happy and I don’t do it for fame and fortune."She continued: "I have never been money driven but it really makes me happy."The last time I was quite ill I promised myself I would hold on a bit longer as miracles can happen and I’m glad I held on because here I am!"That is why for two weeks I cried as I felt I was able to breathe for the first time!"She also admitted she was "petrified" and "ashamed" of her bipolar diagnosis and telling others about it."She said: "When I was diagnosed eight/nine years ago, I hid it."I only came out, as I call it, my big coming out, about two years ago."I couldn’t think of anything worse than bipolar because, you know, if you have anything else, people will give you sympathy and they will wrap you up in love."But when you’ve got a mental illness you are very much left alone and it’s already such a lonely condition and I just hid it."She continued: "I was hiding a big part of myself

A Place in the Sun last year and has become a firm favourite on the show.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk Leah revealed that she used to be "ashamed" of her bipolar disorder before her "big coming out" eight years ago.Leah has been very vocal about her battle with bipolar disorder and is an ambassador for Bipolar UK.She uses her presenting platform and social media pages to normalise the conversation and to end the stigma around mental illness.Leah has now admitted she used to be "petrified" and "ashamed" of her diagnosis and telling others about it.She said: "When I was diagnosed eight/nine years ago, I hid it."I only came out, as I call it, my big coming out, about two years ago.I was so ashamed and I was petrified actually."I couldn’t think of anything worse than bipolar because, you know, if you have anything else, people will give you sympathy and they will wrap you up in love."But when you’ve got a mental illness you are very much left alone and it’s already such a lonely condition and I just hid it.She continued: "I was hiding a big part of myself and when I came out it was the most empowering thing I’ve ever done and I’ve never looked back since."Leah did not believe after she was diagnosed that she would be able to live her dream of being a presenter due to "the stigma around mental illness".Talking about getting the life changing role, she said: "Presenting is something I know I am good at and I have worked hard at."It makes me happy and I don’t do it for fame and fortune.

A Place in the Sun presenter shared her experience in views of her 91,200 followers.And judging by her caption, the 32-year-old appeared to have been somewhat on edge after taking a glance at the smaller aircraft."High winds and a baby plane," Danni wrote on her Story video as she headed towards the plane.Two hours later, the TV personality shared another snap after landing at the Tenerife Norte airport in a follow-up post two hours later.And by the look of things, it certainly wasn't a smooth journey."A very bumpy ride on the binter," she continued."But we made it."Danni, who has been a co-presenter of the Channel 4 property show since 2016, recently weighed in on the broadcaster's decision to welcome two new presenters to the programme.Both Craig Rowe and Leah Charles-King were announced to have joined the likes of Danni, Laura Hamilton and Jonnie Irwin on A Place in the Sun last month.Sharing her thoughts on welcoming two new presenters to the line-up, Danni told Express.co.uk: "I think something that's really nice about A Place in the Sun, unlike a lot of other standard shows, is that they give new people the opportunity.""I hadn't really done anything when I first started, so it was a big opportunity for me."She added: "They've got lots of diversity."They've got lots of lots of different characters, very different characters, which is which keeps it interesting."Newcomer Craig recently raised eyebrows after detailing how he juggled a pole dancing gig while working three jobs in the hopes of saving enough money to build his property portfolio.Craig went on to purchase his first home in North West London with the help of his sister when he was 25.He now owns another flat in South London worth £450,000, which he

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A Place in the Sun.The presenter has revealed exclusively to Express.co.uk something that many will not realise about the show.She penned: “The hardest thing has been the early mornings, that's the hardest thing!“The hardest thing has been getting up at the crack of dawn, when sometimes it’s still dark outside.“People say ‘you look so glamorous’, I reply thank you but it takes a lot to get me looking like this.”The star revealed to the surprise of many watchers that the show takes over a week to film, meaning the same clothes need to be worn every day of filming.Leah continued: “Because of continuity I’ve got to look the same every day so hair, makeup, whatever I have got to get up at a certain time.“So, for me that is the hardest thing and

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Express.co.uk her reaction when she received the news she would be presenting on A Place in the Sun.The newcomer spent "two weeks in tears" after being shortlisted from of applicants.Leah explained that after her final audition there was a long month's wait to know if she got the role, filled with "so much anxiety".She said: "Then out of nowhere I got the call from the head and I started crying, I was in the middle of the street actually."I had my granny trolley with me and I was just about to go to my foodshop and I had just come out of the dentist and I saw this call and I thought, 'do I answer it or do I wait till later?'"As I know if it’s bad news I might cry and if it’s good news I will definitely cry.A post shared by Leah Charles-King

Leah Charles King shared an update on filming A Place in the Sun with her 10,700 Instagram followers.The presenter introduced new prospective buyers Tina and Greg before the team were rudely interrupted by a sandstorm, which meant they had to move the location of their Cyprus shoot. “So we are moving location from our idyllic spot,” Leah explained.“Big winds have picked up and it was becoming a bit of a sandstorm to be honest.“There was no way we were going to be able to film there.”The presenter had been planning to interview the couple on a sandy Pathos beach for their opening chat, explaining why they wanted to move to Cyprus.However, due to the poor weather conditions, they were forced to relocate at the last minute. “So now we are back