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Richard Osman reveals his food addiction is still 'absolutely ever-present' in his life after a four decade long battle which stemmed from childhood heartbreak aged nine


The TV presenter confessed he has struggled with overeating ever since he was about nine years old when his father left the family home.

Richard Osman has revealed his food addiction is still 'absolutely ever-present' in his life after a four decade long battle with the disease which stemmed from childhood heartbreak aged nine 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? Richard said the first person he told about his food addiction was Jimmy Mulville at production company Hat Trick, who he made comedy series Boyz Unlimited with, and he recommended a therapist called Bruce Lloyd.

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