Isn't this getting a bit boring now?

I suspect that he may well have been advised against many of the claims he makes; there is no way we will ever know. But at the end of the day he must have made that decision; he could easily have avoided mentioning it in the terms he apparently did during the interview.

However, Paul Merton & his OH were on CT motorhoming in the Cotswolds at the time which was very entertaining and informative - I mean, I never realised it was possible to do without EHU for a night! 

Seven years of therapy and using experimental medication. What has that achieved ?

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It's a situation entirely of their own making.

Money aside, was it, or was he driven to it by the tabloids?

peedee

It’s still of their own making, PD. Nobody twisted their arms.

Easilly said when it is not you involved. The first driving force was probably money, the second was definitely driven by the tabloids. He still has three outstanding cases against the press who he clearly dislikes for what a nd how they they print a story.

peedee

No, it’s easy to act in a moral way, PD, and your last sentence sums up the double standards at play.

But We're not talking about someone who had no money and no job to start with. As posted somewhere upthread he was left a vast sum of money (£30m was it?).

He had a 'job' and decided to leave it and wanted to live independently for reasons valid to him. He then acted immorally by selling family stories to make money.

Are the tabloids funding this book of his?  

I have not watched any of the Netfilix programs or Opra or bothered keeping up with the papers which I don't read but I did watch the interview with Tom Brady on catch up this morning. I have a lot of sympathy for his views on the press and his need to defend himself but as to what goes on between him and the family, who knows what is the truth and there certainly was no need for revelations or to go into print about it.

peedee

Unfortunately we can't choose our parents so we can't walk in the shoes of those who've had such a public upbringing with higher than most expectations. Let's hope the press and media step away soon. I've only seen the snippets on the news and the BBC web site although I read the first "ghosted" book about the move abroad and there really is a non stop publicity machine at work. Here's to a peaceful ending. 🌼