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By MARY MRAD FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 00:03 GMT, 30 January 2025 | Updated: 00:30 GMT, 30 January 2025
AFL star Zach Tuohy has revealed he suffered from postpartum depression following the birth of his first child.The emotional sports star admitted during Tuesday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity that his first year after welcoming his son Flynn with his wife Rebecca was difficult.’It was no good for a bit. The first 12 months was hard,’ Tuohy told fellow footy star Sam Thaiday.’It has been suggested to me a few times that I might have had postpartum (depression) because apparently blokes can get it.’He revealed he used to drive to his AFL training and ‘pull in on the way back and just cry in the car and get it all out and then go in and I’d be really short with (Rebecca).”I just thought I had good old-fashioned depression. But yeah, I just brute-forced my way through it.’ AFL star Zach Tuohy has revealed he suffered from postpartum depression following the birth of his first child’I think I have a bit of a mindset that like is really good for football, just terrible for the real world, which is “shut up and get on with it”.’That was kind of my approach to everything but that was great when you are sore and you need to train, I don’t think it is super healthy in the real world when you are struggling like that.’Tuohy admitted he ‘feels awful about it now’ because Rebecca was ‘also going through a lot.’ ‘I feel bad about it, I feel awful about it now,’ he continued.’She’s also going through a lot of stuff at that point, it is not like I was the only one in it, in fact she was probably going through more so you carry a lot of guilt.’Tuohy, who released his memoir The Irish Experiment last year, revealed he asked his wife to read the chapter on his hidden struggles before its release.’I handed her the chapter and told her to read through it. I didn’t know how she was going to respond because it was 10 years ago,’ he continued.Tuohy then broke down in tears as he revealed it took Rebecca 11 days to read it. The emotional sports star admitted during Tuesday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity, his first year after welcoming his son Flynn with his wife Rebecca was difficult He revealed he used to drive to his AFL training and ‘pull in on the way back and just cry in the car and get it all out and then go in and I’d be really short with (Rebecca)’It comes after the sports star also declared it won’t be long until an AFL player feels comfortable enough to come out publicly as gay.Tuohy, who retired last season after 288 career games with Carlton and then Geelong – is adamant current day stars wouldn’t be ostracised.’I can only say that right now in the game or the game that I left….it feels like an extremely safe place for somebody to come out,’ Tuohy told camp mates on I’m a Celebrity on Tuesday night.’Certainly at either of the clubs I’ve played for…..teammates would protect them at all costs and tell them they are proud of them and love them.’So it’ll come soon enough. And whenever it does come for that player, they [teammates] will have his back.’Tuohy, an Irish import who won a premiership with the Cats in 2022, added players shouldn’t feel their sexuality would derail the focus of the playing group.’It [acceptance] is shifting and changing,’ Tuohy said.The AFL remains one of the only professional sporting leagues in the world to have no active or even retired stars to publicly identify as gay or bisexual.
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I’m A Celebrity star Zach Tuohy breaks down in tears as he reveals he suffered from postpartum depression
