While promoting her single "Psycho" with Aitch in September 2022 she revealed that she's been writing a lot of new stuff and figured out what she wants to say.

[7] On the same day, the singer met fans at Brick Lane in London, where she revealed billboards advertising "Unhealthy", which she later graffitied with black paint.

She explained that after the release of her second album and having weekly therapy sessions during lockdown, she began to feel numb to emotions.

"[10] The album title was inspired by her food dietries and the fact that she is an obsessive person and most of her thoughts are unhealthy.

"[12] During the interview on The One Show, Anne-Marie explained the story behind the picture that was chosen for the album cover: "When I got into the industry, I felt a way about being a pop star and what I'm supposed to look like.

Tickets for the event did not go on sale, instead for a chance to attend, the copy of Unhealthy had to be pre-ordered from the artist's official store.

For Clash, Tamzin Kraftman wrote that "with repetitive melodic motifs and overcooked themes, Anne-Marie had a chance to offer a profound perspective but settled for the mundane.

[1] Tanatat Khuttapan of The Line of Best Fit wrote that "Anne-Marie's true control of the narrative is via honest intercommunication; Unhealthy realises it a little too late, perhaps impeded by the poor decisions that appear to be hers.

"[22] Writing for NME, Sophie Williams said that "Anne-Marie's goal of making pop that represents the most intimate, darkest of feelings is admirable but not always effective.

"[23] Reviewing for The Guardian, Tara Joshi described the album as "broadly a fun record that's pushing to be more raw and upfront than she [Anne-Marie] has managed before", and adding that "Anne-Marie does sound freer and more playful in her own right, toying with more ambitious instrumentation (rock, orchestral) alongside the dance-pop and ballads.

[24] It secured the highest weekly sale for an album by a UK female soloist since Florence and the Machine's Dance Fever topped the chart in May 2022.