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Richard Osman opens up on four decade-long food addiction that started aged nine: ‘It’s more powerful than you’

House of Games and former Pointless presenter Richard Osman has opened up on a podcast about an addiction that started aged nine.

And Richard also described how turning to food was one way he tried to cope with heartache as a child after his father left the family home following an affair. ‘The drum beat of my life’ (Credit: YouTube) Speaking on Elizabeth Day’s podcast How To Fail, Richard reflected: “It’s so ridiculous, this food stuff.” Richard also pondered how judging people’s behaviour can be unwise as: “We’ve all got human minds and we’re all crazy in slightly different ways.”

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