Simon Thomas has bravely opened about his secret struggle with alcoholism, which at one point saw him down a litre of vodka a day.
The former Sky Sports and Blue Peter presenter, 49, explained that he had always used alcohol as his "social mask" as he found it difficult to cope with TV fame.
However, he revealed that following the tragic death of his wife Gemma Thomas in 2017, he "broke" and his addiction took hold. After the brief moments of "numbing the pain", Simon recalled descending into a "darker, more fear filled place".
