Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson has opened up on his battles with anxiety and ADHD during his school years Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Sam Thompson, famed for his role in Made in Chelsea, has candidly opened up about his struggles with anxiety and ADHD during his academic years. The reality star admits that the pressure of exams once led to an emotional breakdown. The 31 year old confided his fears of disappointing his family if he didn't secure a university placement.
Whilst attending a promotional event for the upcoming Disney and Pixar film, Inside Out 2, in which he features, Sam shared: "I was anxious about my grades all the time. "My grades sucked, I failed all of my A-Levels. I felt like I had to apologise to my parents that I wasn't going to go to university and I had so much anxiety about that.
" Attributing some of his academic challenges to ADHD, he revealed: "I think a lot of that was ADHD. I really struggled to revise and concentrate on a lot of things." He pointed to the harmful impact of conditions like ADHD and anxiety, stating: "With things like ADHD and anxiety, you overanalyse and over plan, and think about things which haven't even happened.
You're always thinking five steps ahead, which can be quite detrimental." Sam, who earned the crown in .
