Bridgerton star Ruby Barker is slamming Netflix and Shonda Rhimes’ production company, Shondaland, for how they allegedly treated her after she suffered two psychotic breaks.
“I was just then coming out of hospital because it took a year in the edit. My Instagram followers were going up, I had all these engagements to do, my life was changing drastically overnight and yet there was no support,” she said. “And there still hasn’t been any support. So, I was trying really really hard to act like it was OK, this is OK, and that I could work and that it wasn’t a problem.”
Barker first revealed in May 2022 that she had been hospitalized for an undiagnosed mental health condition after realizing she had been “really unwell for a long time.” “I cannot wait to fulfill all of my engagements and to have a good career and a good life,” she continued. “Because I do not want my diagnosis to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. I want to survive and I will survive, and I’m going to. And so are you. That’s the beauty of it, so are you. If you’re with me, you’re in good hands. Thank you.”