Kim's secret struggle 'I'M STILL-LEARNING TO LOVE MYSELF'

The actress reveals she's been battling some personal demons as she chases Stateside stardom

- Leena Tailor

She's just launched the third season of her podcast Pretty Depressed, in which she shares the mental health issues she's faced as she chases her Hollywood dream, but while Kimberley Crossman is using her platform to generate important conversations, the Kiwi screen star has a confession.

“I just don't find my depression super-sexy," the 31-year-old Aucklander admits to Woman's Day, explaining the condition, coupled with her anxiety, has impacted her attitudes to intimacy, relationships and self-confidence.

After being diagnosed with depression in 2019, Kim recalls she was so terrified she'd be “taken away in a van" if she confided in a counsellor, she a had her sister Rochelle Sheldon attend a therapist first to prepare her for what to expect.

Rochelle and also Kimberley's then boyfriend Josh became her "biggest rocks", and remained key supporters as she got valuable professional help. In fact, Kim credits them with saving her life.

"I have so much love for Josh because he handled everything so well," the Creamerie actress tells Woman's Day. "He and my sister were pivotal in me getting help. I owe them my life because without them stepping in, there's a huge chance I wouldn't be here today.