{"id":447101,"date":"2026-05-27T03:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/447101\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T03:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:14:13","slug":"rebecca-gibney-social-media-return-beloved-packed-to-the-rafters-star-rebecca-gibney-shares-candid-update-after-taking-break-from-social-media-after-health-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/447101\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Gibney social media return: Beloved Packed to the Rafters star Rebecca Gibney shares candid update after taking break from social media after health diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Packed to the Rafters star Rebecca Gibney<\/a> has shared a candid life update after announcing in April that she was taking a social media break.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Kiwi-Australian actress, 61, shared a lengthy post<\/a> on social media on Tuesday evening, revealing she’s been dealing with “some stuff going on,”\ufeff including her mother Shirley being hospitalised and her pet pooch Lolly struggling with ”health issues”.<\/p>\n

It comes after the Halifax f.p. star revealed she was taking a break from social media after copping “backlash” after revealing her her Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis.<\/p>\n

\"Rebecca‘Some stuff going on’: Rebecca Gibney shares candid update after taking break from social media. (Instagram\/@rebeccagibney_)<\/p>\n

Gibney has been on social media since, but this is one of her first in-depth and candid updates.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“I haven’t disappeared \u2013 there has just been some ‘stuff’ going on,” she wrote in her post to her more than 248,000 followers.<\/p>\n

“Firstly \u2013 Mama Shirl is in hospital and has been dealing with a few issues but is doing well \u2013 anyone that follows me knows and loves Mum so thought I should share that \u2013 please keep her in your thoughts and prayers as she climbs yet another mountain.”<\/p>\n

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\"RebeccaGibney revealed her mother Shirley is in hospital and her pet pooch Lolly is struggling with health issues. (Instagram\/@rebeccagibney_)<\/p>\n

“I have been spending more time with my biggest bro \u2013 which is the BEST… our wee pup Lolly has had a few health issues as well but the drugs are awesome and she’s well on the road to recovery,” she added.<\/p>\n

Gibney added a positive message to fans, saying: “The world is a bit nutso and it feels like we’re in a version of The Truman Show sometimes.<\/p>\n

“But there are still good good people out there, nature is awesome and if you focus on doing a wee bit of good every day \u2013 you’ll feel better.\ufeff”<\/p>\n

Gibney received messages of support underneath the post.<\/p>\n

\ufeffOn April 3, the actress announced she was taking a break from social media.<\/p>\n

\"Rebecca\ufeffOn April 3, the actress announced she was taking a break from social media. (Instagram\/@rebeccagibney_)<\/p>\n

At the time, she said she needed “to reconnect with my hubby, my dogs and myself”.\ufeff<\/p>\n

She also detailed some of the negative comments she’d received as a result of opening up about her health diagnosis. \ufeff<\/p>\n

“Thank you for the overwhelmingly supportive response to my recent post around my ADHD\/ASD diagnosis,” she wrote in part.<\/p>\n

“Alas there has also been a little backlash so I just wanted to say to the people that responded with ‘ get over it’ , ‘it’s not cancer’ , stop jumping on the bandwagon’ and ‘nobody cares’ \u2013 just a wee word of advice.<\/p>\n

\"Rebecca \ufeff”It’s been hard. It’s been very emotional,” she has said about her diagnosis. (WireImage)<\/p>\n

“If you don’t know the full story of someone’s life \u2013 please don’t make assumptions or fire off petty comments.<\/p>\n

“I have lived most of my life misdiagnosed with severe anxiety (45 years of it). I was raised in a home with extreme domestic violence and I have suffered depression, so to tell someone to ‘get over it’ is really not helpful.<\/p>\n

“I share my story so that it may encourage others who might be struggling to know they are not alone.”<\/p>\n

Speaking about her diagnosis to The Weekly<\/a>, she said: \ufeff”It’s been hard. It’s been very emotional.<\/p>\n

“I’m still coming to terms with it because it’s answered a lot of questions from my past \u2013 my panic attacks, my years of masking, which started obviously at a very early age.”<\/p>\n

\ufeffIf you or someone you know is in need of support contact Lifeline<\/a> on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue. In the event of an emergency dial Triple Zero (000).<\/p>\n