England Football Legend, Paul Gascoigne said he has blown his £20million fortune, gone in and out of rehab and been single since his divorce two decades ago.
But now Paul Gascoigne says he is finally at peace and loving life again.
The 52-year-old England legend is beating his demons after undergoing an operation to have anti-boozing pellets sewn into his stomach.
Speaking months after he was cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a train, ending a turbulent few years for the star, he said: “I’m in a better place – it’s the happiest I’ve been for many years.
“I’m content now, happy in myself. I’ve just had my first holiday in 15 years in Tenerife, and I’m enjoying myself for the first time in a very long time.”
The former Newcastle , Spurs and Rangers star looked happy and relaxed in Bournemouth , where he has lived for 10 years.
Fans there still stop him to ask for selfies and autographs – and after many troubled years in the public eye, he has come to terms with the less welcome attention he gets.
He said: “With social media these days there’s always a record of where you are, people are constantly taking pictures.
“But even with that and the paparazzi, I can just deal with it so much better now. After everything I’ve been through, what I’ve admitted to, I have nothing to hide.”
Well-meaning admirers still offer to buy him booze, and he admits he has to fight his addictive personality in his daily battle with the bottle.
He said: “Everyone I see is generous and they don’t think of me being an alcoholic.
“If there’s a game on, the fans shout ‘Gazza, let’s have a night out’. So I avoid going into Bournemouth on Saturdays.
SOURCE: mirror.co.uk
