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Katie Wilson

Victoria Pendleton says finding 'joy' saved her life from suicide after Olympics fame

Victoria Pendleton has credited ‘doing things that make me happy’ with saving her from severe depression.

The 41-year-old Olympian was diagnosed with the illness in 2018 and a year later revealed she was minutes away from suicide.

If she hadn’t called former British cycling psychiatrist Steve Peters she doesn’t think she would be here now.

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