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My parents weren't proud of me - and my own BROTHER didn't trust me: Spencer Matthews admits he was a 'slave to the bottle' - and reveals what wife Vogue really thought of his desert marathons


Call it obsession, addiction, passion, sheer lunacy, whatever - the former star of Made in Chelsea Spencer Matthews has it, in spades.

An astonishing feat on so many levels (not least for someone who doesn’t have an athletic background) but, interestingly, it was a challenge even those close to him – including his wife, the presenter Vogue Williams- thought he was nuts to attempt. ‘A lot of the content I was providing before lacked… well, it was entertaining, and I loved doing that, but my time in the desert really did change me, left me thinking: “Who am I?” I thought if I can go from being this unhappy turbulent alcoholic who honestly couldn’t see a way forward, either professionally or socially, then maybe I can help other people too. While James was undoubtedly a high-achiever, professionally and socially (he runs his own business and famously married Pippa Middleton, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, in 2017), Spencer was more of a loose cannon.

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