“Stop being so hard on yourself,” the 25-year-old actress said.
I need support.'"
Barker said that she doesn’t want her diagnosis to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
‘Bridgerton’ star Ruby Barker.Tristan Fewings/Getty
“I want to survive, and I will survive,” she said.
“I’m going to.
And so are you.”
She also thanked her friends and mentors, along with Netflix andBridgertonexecutive producer Shonda Rhimes.
“You are all holding me up and holding me together,” she said.
Barker concluded the video with advice for her fans.
“Be kind to yourself.
Be gentle,” she said.
“But also learn and understand what that truly means.”
EW has reached out to Barker’s representatives for comment.
