No sooner than it first hit our screens, the final episode of new Channel 4 reality series Scared of the Dark is almost here. As the competition ends on Thursday, April 20 Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne opens up about his struggles with drugs and reveals that at one point he used Calpol to fuel his addictions.
Speaking about his past Gazza reveals: “Unfortunately, I’ve got this addiction [sic] 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. Calpol has 0.00 and it’s 1% of alcohol. And I thought well if I buy ten bottles, that’s like having nearly a pint.
“I was going round chemists and saying listen, I didn’t wanna tell anyone but I’ve got nine kids, I need Calpol. They were saying nine kids, ‘what you doing with nine kids?’ I went yeah but don’t tell my family. It costs us a lot of money in maintenance. And eventually I was barred from all the chemists I think in Newcastle!”
