'Bridgerton' star Ruby Barker, who said she had '2 psychotic breaks,' said Netflix and Shondaland never checked up on her

• Ruby Barker revealed during a podcast interview that she experienced two "psychotic breaks."
• Following her mental health care, she said Netflix and Shondaland didn't reach out to support her.

Actress Ruby Barker, who played Marina on the Netflix hit "Bridgerton," said the show runners and streaming service didn't adequately support her after she suffered two "psychotic breaks."

In 2022, Barker revealed in an Instagram video that she was hospitalized for mental health treatment, citing "intergenerational trauma" that she faced in her everyday life.

At the time, she thanked the streaming service for the opportunity to be on the show.

"I need to thank Netflix, Shonda Rhimes, [and] Shondaland for giving me an opportunity — for saving me," Barker said.

However, Barker said in an interview with LOAF Podcast that not only did she suffer a psychotic break a previous time — in 2019 — but that Netflix and Shondaland didn't check up on her while she struggled.

"Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland, since I have had two psychotic breaks from that show, have even contacted me or even emailed me to ask if I'm OK or if I would benefit from any sort of aftercare or support," Barker said during the show, which is run by two Oxford University students.

Barker also spoke about how promoting the show and pretending that everything was fine in her life made her feel like she had a "metaphorical invisible gun to my head."

Barker was also affected by her character's tragic story while filming. In "Bridgerton," Marina is shamed and shunned for a pregnancy out of wedlock.

"It was a really tormenting place for me to be because my character was very alienated, very ostracized, on her own under these horrible circumstances," Baker said.

On other Netflix shows, crew and cast members have previously criticized the streaming service for a lack of mental health support on sets.

Last year, a crew member on "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" said she experienced PTSD on set because of how she was treated. The same crew member, Kim Alsup, also told Insider that she had a better experience working on "Inventing Anna" because it was a Shondaland production.

On Netflix's popular reality dating show "Love is Blind," multiple contestants told Insider producers deprived them of sleep and preyed on their anxieties while filming.

Netflix and Shondaland did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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