Shameless star Tina Malone today reveals that PTSD drove her army veteran husband to suicide – and tells of the charity she is launching in his name.Husband Paul Chase died just two months ago, on March 13, aged 41.
In the 12 months before his death, his mental health had plummeted.Tina says: "I've not spoken about this publicly until this minute.
It's the first time I've said it and confirmed it. Paul did commit suicide. I believe in transparency."Tina, 61 – who found fame as Mo McGee in Channel 4's Brookside and then as Mimi Maguire in Shameless – adds: "I'll never get over it.
I miss him so badly and I love him so much. One thing I know… he's in a better place than here.”A former member of the 22nd Regiment of the Cheshires, Paul's service included Northern Ireland, Belize, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Falklands.
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