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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Heston Blumenthal recalls moment police came to section him at his home

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has opened up about the moment police came to his house to section him in November 2023 after his wife of eight months feared he was a danger to himself.

The 59-year-old was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and spent two weeks in a psychiatric hospital with “grey walls, concrete floors, a metal bed with a PVC mattress and no sheets on it”, before being transferred to a clinic for a further six weeks of intense psychiatry sessions.

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