FORMER England star Lee Hendrie revealed he tried to take his own life “five or six” times after going bankrupt.
The 43-year-old opened up on his battle against depression during a chat with Vinnie Jones and ex-Arsenal ace Paul Merson.
Lee Hendrie recalled the moment he woke up on a life-support machine
Hendrie starred for the likes of Aston Villa, Stoke, Leicester, Derby and Brighton during his career from 1994 until 2014.
During his peak playing days at Villa Park, he was believed to be raking in around £30,000-per-week.
He built up a property portfolio worth £10million – but was declared bankrupt by HM Revenue in 2012.
After his mother’s house was repossessed, the father-of-five ended up on a life-support machine after a suicide attempt.
Speaking to Jones and Merson, he said: “I fell deep down into depression really.
“I ended up going bankrupt, my house got repossessed, they repossessed my mum’s house and that just destroyed me.
“That was it then, I got up one day, got p***ed and tried to kill myself.
“I woke up on a life-support machine, my body had shut down. Then I tried to do it again.
“I just couldn’t grasp what was going on.
“Still now, every single day I struggle, I still take anti-depressants. I didn’t even want to talk about it.”
He held back the tears as he discussed the tough times during the second episode of ITV show Harry’s Heroes.
During an interview with the Guardian, he sadly revealed he has attempted suicide on several occasions.
He said: “I struggled at times to even get out of bed and face the world at times.
“I remember just pulling up at a chemist, going in once and then I went to a shop and just bought a load of tablets.
“I just parked up and took all the tablets. It was really selfish of me to do that.
“I’ve got five children and to think I was going to leave all that behind. I just felt like I had let everyone down really.”
Lee Hendrie made one cap for EnglandCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
