Star Wars actor Jake Lloyd breaks silence on schizophrenia ordeal
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In March last year Lloyd’s mother, Lisa Lloyd, disclosed that he had been struggling with mental health issues for the past 15 years, which had culminated into a “full-blown psychotic break” in 2023. Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker in ‘Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace’ Around a year before his schizophrenia diagnosis in 2008, Lloyd had been missing classes at his private arts school and had told his mother that people were following him. Last year, Lisa rejected suggestions that the negative reception to Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace had led to her son’s mental health breakdown. It isn’t something I’d shy away from.” Lisa told Sandell that Lloyd’s progress was “a big relief for me and the rest of the family – we’re all just thrilled that he’s doing as well as he is, and that he’s working really hard at it”.
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