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Pointless star Richard Osman reveals childhood trauma that led to four-decade addiction battle


Pointless star Richard Osman has revealed he's dealt with four-decade battle with addiction, triggered by the childhood trauma of his father walking out on his family

The TV presenter and best-selling author opened up about struggling with a food addiction, triggered by his dad leaving the family home when he was nine years old. The father of dad-of-two, added: "I think, ‘How can you judge anyone in this world and how they behave, or how they act, or what their instant reaction to something is when you are less powerful many times in your life than, like, a big bar of chocolate in front of you?’ BBC Pointless star Richard Osman has revealed he's dealt with four-decade battle with food addiction

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