Cheryl opens up about suffering with depression as a teenager

Singer Cheryl Fernandez-Versini says she was depressed as a teenager and would not like to see that time again.

The 33-year-old singer said she was constantly “worried sick” during her school days, reported Female First.

“Kids just don’t have the courage to talk to someone. I was just a general worrier, it’s in my nature, I would worry about the world, I’d worry sick if I saw something on the news. I was quite a depressed teenager to be honest, I didn’t enjoy them at all. Worried about exams, everything. I worried I was going to be failure.

“Your hormones play a huge part in your teenage years of how you feel. I wouldn’t go back to my teenage years for love nor money,” Cheryl said.

The “X Factor” judge, who is fronting a campaign for Childline to mark the 30^th anniversary of the charity, said she can completely relate to the troubled youngsters using the service.

“It breaks my heart to think that you’re in that much pain that you turn to harming yourself as a release. It’s a massive, massive problem.”