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Actress Tuppence Middleton is living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours.

OCD can affects around three quarters of a million men, women and children in the UK. People can start having symptoms from as early as 6 years old, but it often begins around puberty and early adulthood.

Speaking to 5 Live鈥檚 Naga Munchetty, she said: 鈥淚 can鈥檛 leave the house without doing a certain number of routines in my kitchen and my front door, sort of counting, checking things.鈥�

鈥淢y worst period was my late teens and 20s. There were a lot of physical symptoms when I was in my 20s, a lot of panic attacks.鈥�

This clip is originally from 5 Live Naga Munchetty on Wednesday 26th February 2025.

If you've been affected by anything discussed in the video, you can find help and support at https://bbc.co.uk/actionline/