Charli D’Amelio Says Her Mental Health “Keeps Declining” Amid Alleged Family Rift
Charli D’Amelio Says Her Mental Health “Keeps Declining” Amid Alleged Family RiftCharli D’Ameliois feeling the challenges of being 22. The social media star updated fans about the hardest part of navigating. . .
Charli D’Amelio Says Her Mental Health “Keeps Declining” Amid Alleged Family RiftCharli D’Ameliois feeling the challenges of being 22. The social media star updated fans about the hardest part of navigating life in her 22nd year, namely how she's been handling struggles with her mental wellbeing without an older support system. "My mental health keeps declining," Charli admitted in theYouTubeAMA posted July 4. "The age keeps going up, but the number of therapy sessions keeps going up too. "The TikToker answered fans' burning questions while hiking or, as Charli put it, "disconnecting to reconnect" by "touching grass. "Charli noted that "fully being in charge for the first time" added another layer of difficulty to navigating challenges in her personal life, as well as "not having the guidance, or the mentors to help me or guide me for what decisions I should make or the life that I want to live. "Still, the "Pain" singer expressed that she’s excited to get back to posting on YouTube regularly again after a much-needed four-month hiatus. The time off camera coincided with speculation that Charli had become estranged from parentsHeidiandMarc D'Ameliodue to fans catching wind that Charli and the couple—married 26 years—no longer followed each other on Instagram in late 2025. The rumors only gained steam when the internet also clocked that Charli and sisterDixie D'Ameliostopped posting about the family's popcorn company, Be Happy Snacks, around the same time. Peopleconfirmed last month that Charli is no longer involved in the business. "I would love to be able to really explain what was going on over those few months," Charli explained in her latest video, "but that means dedicated time because it was very sensitive. "But fans won't have to wait forever to hear Charli's side of the story about what she’s been dealing with at home, as theDWTSalum knows how important it is "to speak on mental health" to help others in a similar position. As Charli put it, "It's something that I would love to be able to talk about and help other people through because I know it's not just me that had a hard winter. "Photo by TheStewartofNY/GC ImagesAs for her parents, Marc spoke out on the rumors of an alleged family fallout. "This is not true,” Marc commented in response to aDeuxMoipost May 30. “We love Charli but she is being manipulated and I have the receipts. Over the last six years, we have remained silent and never addressed gossip but the time has come to set the record straight. "E! News has reached out to reps for Charli, Marc and Heidi for comment on the feud rumors but hasn’t heard back. For more stars speaking up about their mental health, read on. . . Franklin Sheard/Fad Media Group/ShutterstockGucci ManeThe rapper(real nameRadric Davis) revealed in his October 2025bookEpisodes: The Diary of a Recovering Mad Manthat hehad been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, which prompted a mental health episode in 2020. “After that, I was like, ‘Man, I got to really just hold myself accountable and take care of my health,’” he said on an episode ofThe Breakfast Club. “I don’t never want to have an episode again. I’m gonna see a therapist, [even] if I have to take medicine. ”In addition to his hope that his vulnerability would help others in need, Gucci Mane said that his kidsIce DavisandIceland Ka’oirDaviswith wifeKeyshia Ka’Oirinspired him to seek help amid his episode. “My wife was pregnant with my little boy,” he continued. “I don’t want to raise a family and then my mental health [is] gone. What if I have an episode I can’t come back from? So, I just started doing the work and started seeking help. ”Sansho Scott/BFA. com/ShutterstockPenn BadgleyTheGossip Girlalum detailed his experience as a child actor with what he described as "body dysmorphia. "“I know that I hated my body,” Penn toldThe Guardianin April 2025, “and simply wanted a different one. ”In response to the weight he gained following his parents' divorce, he added,“There was just a period where, coming out of depression and isolation, I was jumping wilfully into, but also being thrust into, this world where the more conventionally beautiful I seemed, the more successful I might be, the more value I might have. ”Despite the mental struggles, though, Penn credited his ability to persist to his spirituality. “That is what allowed me to persevere through the disillusionment, all the things I’d been grappling with,” he explained, “and then come back to it all, but with hopefully some kind of inner transformation. ”John Salangsang/ShutterstockEliza CoupeTheScrubsalum has been vocal about her past difficult relationship with food. “Some may call it an eating disorder, I just call it my life,” she said on theThe Funny Thing Ispodcast. “My drug of choice was always food. I did crazy s--t with it. ”She added, “I would over-exercise, and there was a sprinkle of bulimia in there. ”Though she has confessed her struggles with her diet, she has also shared her progress with her health and fitness goals. “When I was 23, I cut all sugar out of my diet, quit drinking, and found yoga and breathing and stretching,” she toldBon Appétitin 2017. “That’s the best Ritalin you could give anyone. "She continued, "I’m an actress with food issues and body image issues—that's real. But I'm trying to heal that part of myself and also handle my physical issues naturally by putting the best things into my body. "River Callaway/Variety via Getty ImagesCandace Cameron BureTheFull Housealumreflected on her mental health journeyand navigating her battle with depression. "It's very difficult to speak out about it, even to your most trusted people," she shared on herCandace Cameron Bure Podcast. "At least for me, I feel like I should be strong enough to overcome that and then it feels so weak. "David Fisher/ShutterstockBillie EilishThe Grammy winner has been very open about how she protects her energy, such as ignoring haters on social media, while also sharing her advice for those who may need help. "When people ask me what I'd say to somebody looking for advice on mental health, the only thing I can say is patience,"she toldVogue. "I had patience with myself. I didn't take that last step. I waited. Things fade. "Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesKaty PerryWhile everyone was trying to make the best of socially distancing to slow the coronavirus pandemic, the "Firework" artistgot realabout how situations like this can also be extremely stressful. "Sometimes I don't know what's worse trying to avoid the virus or the waves of depression that come with this new norm," she shared on Twitter. Katy talked about how she manages those waves, writing, "There is not really anywhere to go besides my car. So I go to my car a lot. That is my safe space. "Christopher Smith/Invision/AP/ShutterstockKendall JennerThe model, who teamed up with designerKenneth Coleto raise awareness for The Mental Health Coalition,spokeonGood Morning Americaabout her own experiences with anxiety. She recalled after her panic attacks started recurring, she, "finally kind of got the information that I needed about it. ""For me, I have good days and I have some really anxious days, so I'm really off and on," Kendall expressed, adding that was why she wanted to become involved with the movement. "What I hope to accomplish is for people to not feel as alone. "Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesDwayne JohnsonTheBlack Adamactor has been open about having depression and how it can be difficult for men to talk about their mental health. "We all go thru the sludge/shit and depression never discriminates. Took me a long time to realize it but the key is to not be afraid to open up," hewrote on Twitter. "Especially us dudes have a tendency to keep it in. You're not alone. "Tim Rooke/ShutterstockPrince HarryThe Duke of Sussex helped break down some of the stigma around seeking help for mental health when, inan interviewwith theTelegraph, he opened up about his own journey with therapy. As he told the outlet, "The experience I have had is that once you start talking about it, you realize that actually you're part of quite a big club. "Jordan Strauss/Invision/APTaraji P. HensonAnother proponent of seeking professional help, theEmpirestarhas been open about her struggles with depression. "I have a therapist that I speak to," she previously told Variety. "That's the only way I can get through it. "Taraji even startedThe Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, which works to reduce the stigma around mental health in the African American community and also works to increase the number of Black therapists. Matt Baron/ShutterstockLordeThe Grammy winner explained that experiences with an eating disorder and stage freight led her to start a form of PTSD treatment called MDMA and and psilocybin therapy. “I was touring without stage fright for the first time,” shetoldRolling Stonein May 2025. “There was a hook around my guts and everyone in the room was having the same feeling, [like] there’d been a huge pressure change. It made me realize how much I love and kind of need that very deep, visceral response to feel my music. ”She added that her renewed focus on her mental health, as well as her decision to stop taking birth control, caused her understanding of her own gender to become “more expansive. ”“I felt like stopping taking my birth control, I had cut some sort of cord between myself and this regulated femininity,” she continued. “It sounds crazy, but I felt that all of a sudden, I was off the map of femininity. And I totally believed that that allowed things to open up. ”Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/ShutterstockLili Reinhart"When I was in middle school, I was struggling with severe anxiety and depression and the help and support I received from my family and a therapist saved my life," theRiverdaleactresswrote on Instagramin 2017. "Asking for help is the first step. You are more precious to this world than you'll ever know. "(Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Carly PearceThe “What He Didn’t Do” singer shared insight into what her life has been like during her yearslong battle with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). “I would have told you three years ago my anxiety started during my divorce in Covid,” Carly said an August 2025 episode ofBunnie Xo’sDumb Blondepodcast. “But I’ve had crippling OCD since I was a child. ”“I got really conditioned over the last 10 years to just zip it up and deal with it, and it just kind of got to a place where a couple years ago I just had to really start back into therapy, start really, like, trying to figure out all of these different things,” she continued. “Like, recognizing OCD was something—no, that didn’t come in 2020, that’s been there since I was 6 or 7. ”Matt Baron/ShutterstockKristen BellTheFrozenstar has talked for years about her strategies for coping with her mental health at public keynotes and even on her Instagram Stories. She has advocated for finding the methods that help you best,which for her, according toHealth, can include medication, listing ten positive things in her life for every negative thought and getting plenty of exercise. Matt Baron/ShutterstockChrissy TeigenWhile the cookbook authoris the proud parent to four kiddos, she's also been open about postpartum depression that many new mothers experience but feel like they cannot talk about. "It got easier and easier to say it aloud every time," she wrote inan open lettertoGlamourin 2017. "I want people to know it can happen to anybody and I don't want people who have it to feel embarrassed or to feel alone. "Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesCara DelevingneWhile promoting her bookMirror, Mirror, the model opened up toThe Editmagazine about facing depression and suicidal thoughts as a teenager, saying she felt "something dark" in her during that time. "I relied too much on love, too much on other people to make me happy, and I needed to learn to be happy by myself," Cara told the publication,viaW. "So now I can be by myself, I can be happy. It took me a long time. "Erik Pendzich/ShutterstockAriana GrandeThe "Thank U, Next" artist has encouraged fans to seek help if they need,responding to a Twitter userwho joked about wondering whoAriana's therapist is with,"lmaoaoo this is funny as f--k but in all honesty therapy has saved my life so many times. ""If you're afraid to ask for help, don't be," she continued. "u don't have to be in constant pain & u can process trauma. I've got a lot of work to do but it's a start to even be aware that it's possible. "Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyDemi LovatoThe singer has been open about her journey with addiction, sobriety, mental health and more, including many of those aspects of her life within her music. She also continually reminds fans that working on your mental health is an ongoing process where there will be some bad days, previouslywriting on Instagram, "A reminder to anyone struggling out there - this life is a journey with tons of ups and downs but you can't give up. "John Salangsang/ShutterstockZendayaNot only has the actress taken on roles that deal with mental health, such as her role as Rue in the teen dramaEuphoria, she's also addressed those issues in her own life, too. Back in 2013, Zendaya wrote on hernow-defunct appthat she struggled with anxiety after an appearance onEllenwhere her mic went out. She has since learned ways to manage those feelings, adding, "Sometimes you just have to take a step back so things stop stressin' you. "Rob Latour/REX/ShutterstockSelena GomezThe singer candidlydescribed her mental health journeywithWSJ Magazine, saying, "My highs were really high, and my lows would take me out for weeks at a time. ""I found out I do suffer from mental health issues," she shared. "I got on the right medication, and my life has been completely changed. "Steve Granitz/WireImageLady GagaThe Grammy winner made it her mission to spread kindness and be open about mental health, including her own. "I have struggled for a long time, both being public and not public about my mental health issues or my mental illness,"she saidduring the Global Changemakers Award at Children Mending Hearts' Empathy Rocks fundraiser in 2018. "But, I truly believe that secrets keep you sick. "For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App