Paul Gascoigne says he was banned from every chemist in Newcastle as he tried to get hold of Calpol to fuel his addiction.
The former England and Newcastle footballer opened up about his addictive personality in Thursday's finale of Scared of the Dark, which saw celebrities such as Gazza, Scarlett Moffatt and Chloe Burrows live in the pitch black together. The dad-of-three, who was crowned the winner of the Channel 4 reality show, has battled alcohol addiction and mental health problems.
He revealed that he lied about having nine children in an effort to get Calpol. He said: "Unfortunately, I’ve got this addiction personality. I stopped going to rehab for stupid reasons you know. I was like, that’s the addict side of us so I went for Calpol.
