Angela Barnes: 'I'm surprised more comedians don't have ADHD'
ok.co.ukNadia Sawalha, Lucy Beaumont, Lily Allen and Olivia Attwood are among a growing list of celebrities opening up on their ADHD diagnoses.
BBC soap EastEnders has also brought the condition to the forefront of people's minds, with Freddie Slater, played by Bobby Brazier, embarking on an ADHD storyline following a confrontation with one of his old teachers, who would constantly humiliate him over his intelligence in front of other students.They are but a few of the voices in the apparent increase in attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, and speaking to OK!
comedian Angela Barnes, 46, is inspiring others to embrace their diagnosis with open arms, with her even calling it "a bonus".
Speaking on how she felt after being diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 44, Angela said: “For me it was a relief, I had been misdiagnosed with persistent depressive disorder, and at one point bipolar.
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