Celebrities with Mental Illness

Taraji P. Henson

Golden Globe-winner Taraji P. Henson has not only been vocal about her anxiety and depression problems, but also about destigmatizing mental illness in the Black community. In 2018, In 2018, she started the The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation to focus on mental health in the black community.

Camila Mendez

Camila Mendes has struggled with bulimia.

Paulo Avelino

After battling depression, Paulo Avelino tells everyone, " not to let fear hinder them from voicing out their emotions."

Prince Harry

Ever since the death of his mother in 1997, he’s been working to stop the stigma against mental illness, founding (with his royal brother and sister-in-law) a charity in 2016 called Heads Together.

Over the past few years many celebrities from actors/actresses, athletes, performers, and more have began to speak out about their mental health issues. Based on their own struggle with mental health they have started to spread awareness on the topic as well as the need to break the negative stigma.

Some celebrities you may not realize live with a mental illness.

Taraji P. Henson, Anxiety and Depression
Camila Mendes, Bulimia
Prince Harry, Anxiety and depression
Lady Gaga, PTSD
Paulo Avelino, Depression
Brandon Marshall, Depression
JM de Guzman, Anxiety, bipolar (disorder), and depression
Pete Davidson: Borderline Personality Disorder
Naomi Osaka, Depression