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Hidden health condition CBB host Will Best has had since childhood that leaves him in a ‘permanent state of terror’

Big Brother host Will Best has opened up about his lifelong battle with anxiety, revealing that he lives in a "permanent state of terror".

Will has hosted Big Brother since 2023 (Credit: Cover Images) Will recounted a terrifying episode where he became convinced he had leukaemia after noticing bruises on his body. It was only after a hospital trip – and the eventual discovery that his gym machine was causing the bruising – that Will realised how severe his anxiety had become. Will admitted that before taking on the Big Brother reboot in 2023, he undertook a specific therapy technique to help manage launch-night nerves, especially his fear of getting a dry mouth live on air.

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