Simon Pegg has opened up about his struggles with depression and alcoholism, calling addiction a “very private hell”.The actor, writer and longtime collaborator of Nick Frost has had depression since the age of 18.
In his late 30s – when he worked on 14 films including Mission: Impossible III and Hot Fuzz – he developed an addiction to alcohol.“I think Nick knew, but he didn’t want to admit it because it was too scary,” Pegg said of Frost in a new interview with The Sunday Times. “But it’s a very private hell that you’re in.
You’re trying to look OK to other people."You’re creating this reality that you’re not unwell, and you’re trying to believe that, whereas really you’re clearly not well and you’re very sad, and drinking, or whatever.
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