Paloma Faith has revealed she had suicidal thoughts and felt ‘mentally unstable’ due to jet lag.
The singer, 39, candidly confessed she tried to ‘unbolt the window’ in her hotel room after flying to Sydney to perform back in 2009.
She opened up about her struggles in the upcoming BBC Two documentary Paloma Faith: As I Am, reports The Sun.
Speaking up: Paloma Faith has revealed she had suicidal thoughts and felt ‘mentally unstable’ due to jet lag in 2009 after flying to Sydney to perform (pictured in 2020)
She said: ‘I’ve had really bad experiences coming to Australia.
‘The first time I ever experienced jet lag, I got a bit disoriented and mentally unstable and had to cancel the tour. I contemplated suicide.’
Paloma returned Down Under in 2015 but was hospitalised with exhaustion, and tweeted: ‘I don’t think all the flying is very good for the body.’
Honest: The singer, 39, who welcomed her second child last month, tried to ‘unbolt the window’ in her hotel room
Paloma has spoken openly about her struggles with mental health, and will explore the subject in her new documentary.
The BBC show will see her navigate balancing the demands of her music, launching an acting career and being a mum.
The documentary will also explore the hitmaker’s difficulties in getting pregnant for a second time after six rounds of IVF, as it takes a deep dive into the star’s life behind the scenes.
Paloma, who has a four-year-old daughter with boyfriend Leyman Lahcine, worked with director Jane Mingay over the course of a year on the film.
Earlier this month, the mother-of-two gave the latest candid update on her postpartum journey in her Instagram diary.
The Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer has been chronicling her pregnancy and newborn journey on social media, with her latest detailing her concerns about her career and her four-year-old daughter’s adjustment to life as a sister.
She shares her daughter, four, and newborn with partner Leyman Lahcine, and admitted in the new post: ‘[I’m] Worrying about the future, how this works career-wise, how I can be a good mum and have a career I love.’
Paloma welcomed her second daughter last month after six rounds of IVF and has kept fans up to date on her journey throughout.
Sweet: Paloma gave the latest candid update on her postpartum journey in her Instagram diary earlier this month
In the latest post, she uploaded a stunning selfie with her newborn laying on her chest.
She reflected on how her career would work as a new mother and admitted that she ‘loves’ her career but is working out how to fine balance.
Last week, Paloma spoke about her IVF battle and how it took lockdown and the prospect of doing nothing to encourage her to give IVF another go.
The sixth round proved to be successful, with Paloma discussing the journey as she told the Sunday People: ‘I feel like you know for yourself what your boundaries are and I actually knew I’d had enough after three goes…
‘Then lockdown happened and I thought, “What else am I going to do?”. I’ll have another go – and then it worked. It’s a little bit stressful thinking, “Will it or won’t it work?” But I feel really lucky I’ve got the career I’ve got because I’m always busy.’
The New York hitmaker went on to say how the most stressful part of the procedure was the two week wait after the embryo was put in.
Paloma said she kept her mind busy during the time by working on her fifth album, Infinite Things.
The songstress also talked about the labour of her eldest daughter, now four, and said ‘everything went wrong’ and described it as a ‘big bloody mess’.
Paloma said her daughter came early and how she was ‘sort of carved up a bit’ following the traumatic birth so she welcomed her second daughter by C-section.
Paloma Faith: As I Am airs on BBC Two and iPlayer on Saturday at 9pm.
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Fertility journey: Last week, Paloma spoke about her IVF battle and how it took lockdown and the prospect of doing nothing to encourage her to give IVF another go