‘She didn’t eat for three months’: Greta Thunberg ‘stopped talking’ before activism

Published December 30, 2019 5:57pm ET



The father of Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg said his daughter “fell ill” years before she participated in the school strike that launched her to international fame.

Speaking with BBC’s Today program, Svante Thunberg talked about the years of isolation and depression that young Greta Thunberg endured.

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