RUBY WAX
BACK ON TOUR WITH A NEW PLAY AND BOOK REVEALS THE MENTAL HEALTH REL APSE THAT TOOK HER INTO A CLINIC AND HOW SHE’S NOW HELPING OTHERS
Ruby Wax has made a career out of being funny, butbehind the smiles and jokes, her life hasn’t always been a bundle of laughs.
For decades, the comedienne has battled depression and bipolar disorder – something she successfully managed with medication for 12 years until an unexpected relapse two years ago, when she was staying in a monastery in Yorkshire.
“I thought I was possessed by the devil, so it wasn’t the most appropriate place for it to happen,” Ruby, 71, tells hello! in this exclusive interview. “I said: ‘I’ve got to get out of here,’ and then I admitted myself to a psychiatric clinic.