Iain Lee rubbishes claims he’s suicidal and on verge of a drug relapse after TV meltdown
IAIN Lee has rubbished claims he's suicidal and on the verge of a drug relapse after his TV meltdown.
The I'm A Celebrity star stormed off The Wright Stuff yesterday after a row over his crumbling marriage.
His disastrous TV appearance came after he announced that he's getting a divorce.
The 44-year-old has moved out of the house he shared with his wife Helena, 39, and their two young sons.
However, Iain insists he's in fine health despite his current issues.
He tweeted: "It would seem people are waiting for me to stand on top of a bridge threatening to jump with a needle hanging out my arm and swigging from a bottle of vodka. Sorry everyone, I couldn't be in ruder health."
The TalkRadio host stormed off set when Matthew Wright started to ask him about his troubles and later said that his "personal life is not entertainment".
Iain – who previously battled drug addiction – admitted his marriage woes had made him feel close to the edge.
He said on TalkRADIO: “It’s miserable and I feel weird after Australia. My head’s all over the place.
“My marriage has ended. I’m getting divorced.”
Speaking about his fears about falling back into the grips of addiction, Iain added: “I’ve been thinking a lot today about taking drugs.
“I wanted to take drugs quite a lot. I’ve really been craving and obsessing about drugs.
“I thought I’d share that I’ve been 13 years clean and sober and kinda came off the rails a little bit. I’m sharing it in the spirit of honesty.
“Because there will almost definitely be people at home with half a bottle of wine or a couple of lines left of coke or a few more rocks left.
“You know what, it’s all right if you’ve fallen off the wagon. It’s all right if you’re obsessing about stuff that’s not healthy for you.”
Last month Iain said he had started therapy after coming out of the I'm A Celebrity jungle.
Iain, who came third in the competition, said:“I saw my psychiatrist today, because ITV are paying for three sessions with my psychiatrist.
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“I'm with this psychiatrist because I want to come off my antidepressants, because there was a minor relapse a few weeks ago with stuff going on.”
He added: “I said the jungle was weird and had a profound effect on me.
“I said the best way I can describe it.. after I took LSD for the first time, and I've only done it a handful of times, for the next year at least I saw and perceived everything differently.”
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