A toothless charity boss was left too ashamed to smile after enduring years of cruel bullies branding him a 'gummy bloodsucker' has finally got new gnashers - and can grin again. James Anderson, dubbed 'the kindest plumber in Britain', said years of name-calling began when he attracted media coverage for the free jobs he carried out with his emergency plumbing and heating repair charity DEPHER UK.
The 54-year-old having only one tooth and 'a couple of stumps' left him feeling unable to smile in photos when local media wanted to cover his generous acts - which provoked more nasty name-calling. Vile trolls contacted the dad-of-six on social media calling him 'gummy, grandad and ugly' while one rang him branding him 'a bloodsucker who should die'.
After years of trolling, James' self-esteem took a battering and his anxiety sky-rocketed to the point where he felt suicide was the answer to his living 'nightmare'. In September 2020 James, who is married to 47-year-old housewife Barbara Anderson, drove to a bridge and considered ending his life, but thanks to the support of friends and family decided against it.
