Celia Imrie opens up about ECT treatment and Celebrity Traitors ordeal

10/4 @ 1:29pm by Morten Nielsen

Celia Imrie has described the lasting impact of receiving electroconvulsive therapy aged 14, while being treated for anorexia at St Thomas’ Hospital in London

The actor says her memories of the hospital’s controversial methods remain distressing, and credits a nurse’s frank intervention with helping her begin to recover

Imrie also reflected on Celebrity Traitors, including an accidental fart during a challenge that she fears has overshadowed her appearance

She hopes the BBC series will instead be remembered for introducing her to a younger audience

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