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Miranda Hart has spoken openly about the “darkness” she has faced over the past decade of her life.
The 51-year-old British comedian and actress is best known for her three-season BBC sitcom of the same name. Mirandawhich lasted from 2009 to 2015.
Hart starred in the semi-autobiographical series as Miranda, the owner of a joke shop and boutique where she worked alongside her chaotic best friend Stevie (Sarah Hadland).
In a video shared on Instagram to promote his upcoming book, Hart revealed I haven't been completely honest with you will detail the “treasures” that have helped her recover from the most “difficult” period of her life.
“I’m sharing the treasures I learned in the dark,” she said. “The things that helped me live and feel free, joyful, at peace and physically restored in ways I never thought possible.”
She continued: “I guess there is always hope, no matter what you are going through at the moment. None of us go through life without going through some trial or tribulation, do we?”
He Emma The actor added that he had gone through a “very unexpected decade” that included both “surprising and incredible joys” and “equally surprising challenges.”
“I’m here. I’m intact. I’m over it,” she said.
Hart has done minimal work in recent years and has previously disclosed that he suffers from anxiety.
“Life during times of acute anxiety has been like walking through molasses and on bad days getting to the end of the street to post a letter was difficult, such was the extreme level of fear in my body,” she wrote in her latest book. Miranda's daily dose of fun.
In 2018, the comedian said: “There’s a lot of talk about comedians being depressed and I think in many cases that’s absolutely true.
“I definitely have that side to my personality: I naturally have a glass that is half empty, so I make a conscious effort to stay positive.”
Hart has also previously expressed shock at continuing to be mocked online despite having stepped away from the public eye.
Last year, she wrote on X/Twitter: “I naively thought the ‘abuse’ on Twitter might have lessened. I don’t mind someone saying I deserve cancer because I’m not funny or I look pregnant because I’ve gained weight.”
“It’s the impact of how we treat each other,” Hart added. “We all deserve and desire dignity, so why do we forget to give it to our fellow human beings?”
