Chris and heidi powell back together

For years, celebrity fitness trainer Chris Powell was used to helping other people transform their lives, but when it came to his own life, he said he struggled to ask for help.

Powell, host of ABC’s “Extreme Weight Loss” from 2011 to the series' end in 2015, spoke to “Good Morning America” about his battle with depression.

“It has been a long seven years since a lot of folks saw me on TV,” Powell said.

“It was difficult going through a period of time in my life where I was not doing well. And when I needed help.”

He continued, 'There's a hesitation to share it just because again, we're still trying to break through the walls of that stigma around mental health."

After the show ended in 2015, Powell said he began to face personal struggles, including going through a difficult time in his marriage.

In 2020, Powell shared on Instagram that he and his then-wife Heidi, with