My parents put me in foster care and I’ve been pushed to the brink of suicide, says James Arthur
thesun.co.ukWITH a sell-out crowd of 2,500 adoring fans in Madrid in 2020, James Arthur should have felt on top of the world. Instead the former X Factor star, 34, suffered a harrowing panic attack that left him convinced he was going to die and led to the cancellation of his European tour.
It was the wake-up call which forced him to confront a lifetime of mental illness that has, at times, driven him to the brink of suicide.
And it was partly triggered by being put into care by his parents Shirley and Neil at 14. Having abandoned his life in Surrey to move back to his hometown of Redcar, North Yorkshire, James is now on a mission to confront his past and mend the fragile relationship with his family.
In a powerful new documentary, James reveals he moved back to his hometown after finding it hard to settle in London and Surrey, despite living in a series of luxurious houses.
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