BIPOLAR DISORDER

LOS ANGELES: Mariah Carey has revealed that she suffers from a bipolar disorder. The singer-songwriter told People magazine that she was first diagnosed with the disorder in 2001, when she was hospitalised for a physical and mental health breakdown.

I didn’t want to believe it... Until recently I lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose me. It was too heavy a burden to carry and I simply couldn’t do that anymore. I sought and received treatment, I put positive people around me and I got back to doing what I love writing songs and making music,” Carey said.

The pop diva is now in therapy and taking medication for bipolar II disorder, which involves periods of depression as well as hypomania. “I’m actually taking medication that seems to be pretty good. It’s not making LONDON: Actor Amy Schumer has revealed that singer Adele persuaded her to get married with her now-husband chef Chris Fischer. The 36-year-old actor said the ‘Hello’ hitmaker, who she barely knew at the time, was instrumental in deciding to tie the knot in February, The Independent reported.

“I was staying LA in a house near Jennifer Lawrence, who lives right by Adele and they’re really good friends and I’d never met her before, so we hung out a little bit that week.”

“Then we were real drunk one night and talking about how we wanted to get married and Adele was like, ‘Well, I can marry you,’ and we were like, ‘OK, cool.’ We were making a whole plan, like Tuesday at noon,