SAM Thompson broke down as he opened up about his childhood battles with ADHD and anxiety. The King of The Jungle felt the pressure to get the grades for a university place - fearing he'd let his family down if he failed. 3 Sam Thompson was diagnosed with ADHD and autism when he was 30 Credit: Getty 3 Sam has a cameo in the new Inside Out 2 film Credit: SWNS Sam, who was diagnosed with ADHD and autism when he was 30, admitted that he failed all of his A-levels.
Speaking at an event to launch the new Disney and Pixar film Inside Out 2, which focuses on the emotions inside our bodies, he said: “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.
“I think a lot of that was ADHD because I really struggled to revise and concentrate on a lot of things.” “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 won I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here last December and has a cameo role in the film, stars alongside Amy Poehler, who plays Joy. Other emotions in the film include Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust who are joined by Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment in the sequel. The Made in Chelsea star said: “I remember looking down at my textbook once and I crie.