Greg O'Shea

The 2019 Love Island winner opened up to Ryan Tubridy about his mental health struggles since his sharp rise to fame.

I was just so done and I was like 'what's the point'. "I've lost the reason to get up in the morning I'm living in a big city by myself which is one of the loneliest cities to live in the world and I also had a relationship at the time where we were never compatible. And viewers were full of praise for O'Shea with one saying: "We should be spreading positivity online and in person. "I did that and it's such a nice way to close that chapter.. I went through that and I retired from a sport I didn't want to retire on. I was just so hell bent on going to the Olympics that it was never an option to go the Love Island route. In the middle of it all I was grieving my grandmother." "I really struggled that i felt like I lost my identity. I've lost all that and lost all my mates that I saw every day." And Greg spoke about his decline in his mental health. "After trying to speak to the person I'm close to in London they pulled away. O'Shea recently retired from rugby after going to the Tokyo Olympics as he looks to focus on his career.

The Virgin Media presenter has spoken out about his relationship history in the past, explaining that he has been cheated on twice before starring on Love ...

He said: “She expected me to fight for it more. He said: “We haven’t spoken since the day we broke up… We don’t speak in any way, either of them. We might as well be dead to each other. [rsvplive.ie](https://www.rsvplive.ie/) [Greg O'Shea was hospitalised after a bad asthma attack and](https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/greg-oshea-hospitalised-after-bad-26529223) [his mum sang the Teletubbies theme tune](https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/greg-oshea-hospitalised-after-bad-26529223) [Greg O'Shea got 'absolutely killed' for shunning fame after Love Island win](https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/greg-oshea-absolutely-killed-shunning-26077395) [Emotional Greg O’Shea says he had very dark thoughts during mental health battle](https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/emotional-greg-oshea-says-very-28060219) [Greg O'Shea shares pictures from family wedding](https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/greg-oshea-shares-pictures-family-27043003) “But, unfortunately, we weren’t on the same page and we didn’t want the same things out of life.” He said: “I am not loved up anymore, I am single as of the last couple of weeks. He said: “Before my last relationship, I was with a girl for four years, and I was so emotionally invested in it to the point I was going to propose to her.” And it was over facetime and calls and we had one in-person chat about it and then the final nail in the coffin, was she said 'I don't want to be with someone who isn't sure if they want to be with me'.” “It was whoever her people are, and it was too late, the damage is done.” [Virgin Media](https://www.rsvplive.ie/all-about/virgin-media) star Charleen Murphy and Ellie Kelly on their podcast Hold My Drink that he was committed to the relationship and was planning on popping the question. He shared that he was in a long-term relationship for four years before rising to fame.

The Limerick native won Love Island 2019 with the Newcastle babe, and the couple split the £50k cash prize between them. But just five weeks later, the pair ...

“It was just that honest conversation. are you going to move to Dublin?’ and she was like ‘Obviously not’.” Speaking about being slammed by both the media and social media users, the 27-year-old admitted: “To be honest, I didn’t really know what was going on and he told me I was being cancelled.”

The Olympian and TV presenter joined Ryan Tubridy on Friday night for an open and frank discussion about his mental health struggles, and viewers praised ...

"I was driving around Rathfarnham and I'm in convulsions of tears and I just wanted it all to end. I'm sure that person was dealing with their own stuff, but I was spiralling mentally and I said, 'I'm never going to speak to someone again'. Greg O’Shea, fair play man for highlighting your last few years of your life". One fan wrote: "We should be spreading positivity online and in person. "I really struggled, I felt like I lost my identity. I've lost all that and lost all my mates that I saw every day." "And [he decided] I'm just going to talk to a medical professional." "On the face of it I had everything and what they say to do is talk to people but we don't speak and it's such an issue." "I've lost the reason to get up in the morning, I'm living in a big city by myself, which is one of the loneliest cities to live in the world, and I also had a relationship at the time where we were never compatible. "Throw in I went on the biggest show in the UK and won it and I've been cancelled for the last two years and I haven't allowed myself to process and in those two years I've been getting abused with death threats, losing thousands of followers ever day," he continued. "I went through that and I retired from a sport I didn't want to retire from. Greg explained: "I did [the Olympics] and it's such a nice way to close that chapter, but the height of depression for Olympians is after it, on the Monday morning it's gone.

Greg O'Shea made an emotional appearance on the Late Late Show on Friday, speaking bravely about his struggles with his mental health.

Many also commented on his kind and pleasant personality on the show. I've worked so hard for so long and I'm just getting hate, no focus, what's the point in being here anymore?' Not only am I spiralling mentally, I'm also embarrassed. [January 6, 2023] He candidly spoke on The Late Late Show about the point where it all became too much after being told by a friend not to speak to him about his feelings. I couldn't do it any more.