“But the people I’m most worried about are probably not going to read it. “I kept thinking, ‘This is probably going to ruin things for me’,” she admits. While writing the book, the Taskmaster star considered how her autism revelations might affect her career. There are other revelations – discovering she was bisexual, being groomed by a creepy couple on a dating site, and her experiences at Edinburgh University, during which time she worked as a stripper. Diagnosed with OCD and depression, Brady was sent to a teen psychiatric unit. They thought, we’re not having problems with the other two (Brady’s brothers).”Īt one point she hated her parents: “They were so noisy, I had to calm myself down by punching my bedroom wall.”Īt eight, she contemplated taking her own life and by 15 was self-harming. “I’d have meltdowns at an airport – because of the lights and the noise and the smell of the perfume. Her overwhelming anxiety had long been mistaken for anger when she was growing up in Bathgate, West Lothian, as her parents and teachers considered her to be very clever but very difficult. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle.

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