She spoke of her heartbreaking situation on Nine's reality show The Summit, where she is competing for a chance to win a life-changing $1million cash prize. 'The last three years have been the hardest of my life,' Mackinnon said. 'And that caused severe anxiety. After a week of back-to-back panic attacks that led to massive hair loss. 'There was big chunks just falling out so I had to shave it all off. You lose your hair and it's a massive psychological hit. 'I just hid. I hid away from everything and everyone for years.' Simmone took an extended career break after McLeod's Daughters was axed in 2009, telling the Advertiser she advised her agents she wanted to focus on raising her son, who she realised 'would more than likely be my only child'.
