Peter Andre shares mental health struggles after 'difficult' year

Singer Peter Andre has opened up about his mental health struggles and revealed that he's been battling anxiety since the start of the year, particularly due to his mum's health

As 2025 approaches, singer Peter Andre has opened up about his highs and lows of 2024. While the birth of baby Arabella with wife Emily was a definite high point, he confessed that he's been grappling with anxiety, particularly concerning his mum's declining health. He said: "This year has been incredible, and definitely one to remember. Emily and I welcomed our baby Belle – who is now eight months old – into the family, and that has been the ultimate highlight for me. When I look at all my kids, I just think about how lucky I am."

However, despite many happy points of 2024, Peter's mum's health has always been on his mind and the singer opened up about his mental health battle. He said: "Although I’ve had a lot of highs in 2024, I did experience feelings of anxiety that I haven’t had for a long time, especially to do with my mum’s health. I think that’s why I spoke a lot more about mental health, because I wanted to be open and admit that things aren’t always great. I like to think of myself as a positive person but, truthfully, I have found parts of this year quite hard. Arabella has brought us such joy but I can’t help worrying about Mum. I’m planning a trip to Australia to visit her – I can’t wait to see Mum and Dad."

The 51 year old previously told OK! that the new year he will be going Down Under to see his mother Thea's, amid her health battle, after Peter announced she had been diagnosed with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. He said: "Although I thank God my parents are still here, I am seeing the rapid decline, especially in Mum. I find that part hard to deal with. Like most people, l'm so close to my parents that it is really difficult to come to terms with."

He later continued: "I am going to Australia very, very soon to see my mum and dad. I’m going with my brother Michael, just the two of us and we’re going to spend some real quality time with my mum, dad and sister. I need to spend time with my mum, which is going to be emotional. When it comes to her health, we just have to hope and pray that she’s doing OK. It will mean so much to have this time with her."