'My brain has betrayed me': Comedian Celeste Barber reveals life with ADHD | Australian Story

Celeste Barber has amassed a global fanbase of 9.6 million for her parodies of celebrities and influencers on social media, where she reminds women not to buy into unattainable beauty standards. But while humour has been key to her phenomenal rise, Celeste's own story is one of struggle and self-doubt. Her formative years were damaged by undiagnosed ADHD, resulting in Celeste being badly bullied in her early teens. While her neurodiversity was the genesis of her stage and screen success, it remains an ongoing battle for the celebrated performer. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: https://bit.ly/3EgzdfC CHAPTERS 00:00: Introduction 02:44: Flipping social media on its head: Celeste's paraodies 04:25: A funny family 05:25: Drama was my saviour: Celeste returns to her primary school 08:35: A life-changing ADHD diagnosis 10:31: Pursuing an acting career 11:30: Meeting Api 13:37: Celeste's big acting break 14:17: Mark Priestley 18:06: #ChallengeAccepted begins 22:17: Tom Ford collaboration 24:11: Acting and new ventures 27:00: Negative self-talk and juggling ADHD #AustralianStory #CelesteBarber #ADHD #Challengeaccepted ____________________________________________________________________ Watch more Australian Story documentaries here: https://bit.ly/36ABH2J Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/abcaustralianstory About Australian Story: The power of the personal. Compelling stories about real people that illuminate, entertain and inspire. Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NewsOnABC Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews