Former Premier League star Lee Hendrie has revealed he tried to kill himself "five or six times" - and recalled how we woke up on a life support machine after one attempt.
Dad-of-five Hendrie, who earned £30,000-a-week at the peak of his career with Aston Villa, made several suicide attempts after his financial woes escalated to the point where his mum's house was repossessed.
And the 43-year-old has opened up on his struggles to Paul Merson and Vinnie Jones. The three former footballers, all of whom have battled depression or addiction, had an emotional chat on episode two of ITV show Harry's Heroes. "I fell deep down into depression really,' said Hendrie, who made one appearance for England in 1998. "I ended up going bankrupt, my house
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