Stephen Fry discusses mental health and battle with bipolar disorder: 'I'm not going to kid myself that it's cured'

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Stephen Fry has spoken out about the struggles that he’s faced throughout his life dealing with mental health issues, stating: “I’m not going to kid myself that it’s cured.” At the age of 37, the comedian, actor and writer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Fry has become a major proponent for mental health awareness, exploring bipolar disorder in the 2006 two-part documentary Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive and being named president of mental health charity Mind in 2011. Fry, now 60, has opened up about the way in which bipolar disorder affects his life while appearing on an episode of Fearne Cotton’s podcast Happy Place, which became available to listen to today. He stated that the procedure “seemed to go pretty well”, adding: “So far as we know it’s all been got.” Fry recently appeared in an appeal for Sport Relief in an effort to increase support for mental health projects.