Dougie Poynter has bravely spoken on taking "lethal doses" of Valium after McFly broke up. The bass player, 32, struggled after the Five Colours In Her Hair hitmakers decided to take an indefinite hiatus in 2016, and he says he turned to the drug to help his worries about the band breaking up "disappear".
Music star Dougie - who previously attempted suicide in 2011 over drink and drugs problems - opens up on his battle with the calming drug during a candid chat with bandmates - Tom Fletcher, Harry Judd and Danny Jones - on an upcoming episode of their ITV show McFly: All About Us.
In the preview clip seen by The Sun Dougie says: "On the one hand I felt inspired because friends in LA would take me to see other bands and stuff. “On the
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