REVEREND Richard Coles has revealed how his partner David died of alcoholism. The Strictly star, 59, has opened up about his painful secret for first time following his love's death just over a year ago.
David was just 42 when he died in December 2019. In an extract from his book The Madness of Grief: A Memoir of Love and Loss, Richard, says: "It was really, really tough to see somebody you love destroy himself. "It is like someone is drowning and you throw them a lifebelt but they are just not taking the lifebelt. "And I did try everything I could think of to help him stop drinking, and in fairness to him he did try too, but it was too much for him." Richard explains: “I often think if someone dies of drink as people used to say, that.
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