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Comedian and Love Actually star reveals he 'fell into a hole' during his 'toxic' porn addiction as he details his journey to recovery


The actor and comedian, 51, is best known for his role as radio DJ Mikey in the 2003 film, and in a new interview, has shared his difficult journey to recovery after becoming addiction to porn.

Speaking to host Ben Branson on The Hidden 20% podcast, Marcus shared that while he had overcome previous battles with drug and alcohol addiction when he was 17, he underwent a 'very, very dramatic' body change, losing 13 stone in nine months. But it was following the decline of his first marriage to Sophie Prideaux that his addiction to porn surfaced, with the pair splitting in 2013 when it was revealed he'd had an affair with co-star Hayley Tamaddon. Sophie Brigstocke found out her husband of 12 years was cheating a month after he wrote a gushing first-person piece in a national newspaper, enthusiastically describing his family life.

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