LeAnn Rimes is opening up about her mental health. In a new interview with People — part of the magazine’s Let’s Talk About It mental health initiative — the singer talks about her battles with depression and anxiety.
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People are so ashamed to talk about it and ask for help. But taking away the shame is so important.” As a child superstar at 14, Rimes was struggling behind the scenes. “There was so much emptiness and sadness amidst joy,” the 37-year-old says. “And I had to be LeAnn Rimes, the entity, not LeAnn Rimes, the person.