Robson Green catipulted to fame in his twenties after the huge success of the TV series Soldier Soldier. But while his fame grew, he struggled to cope with all the attention, which led to his battle with drink and drugs.
He opened up about his addictions for the first time in an interview with the Mirror, and told how these ended up wrecking his love life.
In the early nineties he was busy starring as Fusilier Dave Tucker in the ITV series, and married his first wife, occupational therapist Alison Ogilvie, in 1991.
Robson said: "I was just 26 years old when real fame came knocking at my door with a drama called Soldier Soldier watched by 21 million people. "I was enjoying fame.
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