Melissa Leong reveals her lifelong struggle with anxiety and depression...
amid rumoured feud with MasterChef co-star Andy Allen READ MORE: Melissa Leong offers blunt response to people who find her intimidating amid rumours she could return to MasterChef Australia By Stephen Bisset For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:58 GMT, 28 October 2024 | Updated: 23:16 GMT, 28 October 2024 e-mail View comments Former MasterChef Australia judge Melissa Leong has revealed a lifelong struggle with anxiety and depression . Speaking on the latest episode of the Mental As Anyone podcast, the 42 year old foodie revealed that the struggle had been with her for 'as long as I could remember.' 'Anxiety and depression for me goes hand-in-hand,' Melissa explained.
'It's a lovely swings and roundabouts situation, where, inevitably, if I'm fine with one then I'm experiencing the other, and there's a moment of bliss in between when neither of them are touching me.' Melissa, who was born in Sydney after her parents migrated from Singapore , added that mental health was not as recognised in Asian culture when she was growing up. 'In Asian culture, mental health is or was not at the time really recognised.
'It’s just you were referred to as being difficult or a difficult child, you were being petulant, or you were being moody, or something like that.' Melissa said the is lifelong need to clearly articulate feelings is what led her into a 'world of words.' Former MasterChef Australia judge Melissa Leo.