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Peter Andre opens up about ‘horrific breakdown’ saying ‘I was lost’


EXCLUSIVE: Peter Andre shot to fame in the 90s after his first hit Mysterious Girl. But that fame came at a price, and here he opens up about the mental breakdown he suffered aged 25

Peter, 51, who recently welcomed baby Arabella into the world with wife Emily Andre, said: "My breakdown lasted a long time. Peter began to struggle after catapulting to fame overnight in the 90s (Image: Getty Images)Speaking previously about the life-changing events which led to his downward spiral at the peak of his music career in the nineties, Peter explained that he spent six years in and out of psychiatric units from the age of 25 after spiralling into a “blur of nightclubs and groupies and a lot of casual sex”. Peter is in a much better place these days, and loving life with his family, including newborn Arabella (Image: Instagram)Peter ha previously opened up about how his anxiety returned with a vengeance after the tragic loss of his older brother, Andrew, to kidney cancer in 2012.

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