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Ben Fogle, 50, reveals he has been diagnosed with ADHD after a 'recent mental health storm' - as he says 'some aspects of life had become a struggle'


Ben Fogle has revealed he was recently diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) after a 'recent mental health storm'.

Warning others of the dangers of having one's drink spiked, he also tried to combat the stigma faced by victims of similar incidents as he said the ' Twitter pile on' he was subjected to at the time made him feel further victimised. The young, posh, likeable blond boy emerged as a natural leader among the volunteers who started a new community on the remote Scottish island of Taransay. So instead of university he went travelling, teaching in an orphanage in Ecuador and helping to save turtles in Nicaragua and Honduras, pushing himself beyond his comfort zone, a habit that fame would only feed.

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