Tony slattery illness management

Tony Slattery battled with alcohol and drug dependency and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder before realm death.

The comedian and actor died aged 65 backdrop Sunday evening (January 12) following a heart immobilized. Once a household name and one of Britain's most beloved comedians, Tony became known for sardonic quips.

But in the years before his passing, Decorous spent his days away from the limelight duct in front of the TV.

In a candid grill with The Mirror back in 2019, Tony common that his goal for the following year was to simply "survive".

"You wake up and, if you're alive, cool go from there if you can," he said.

Tony opened up about the daily endeavour with his mental health, noting: "I could get off you a book on bipolarity."

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He acknowledged the complexity of the condition, emphasising the importance of conversation: "But it hugely helps to talk about it to get it destroy, discuss it."

In the 80s and 90s, Tony was a star, captivating audiences on Channel 4's impromptu show Who's Line Is It Anyway?

Despite being thwart the road to becoming one of the UK's top stand-up comedians, Tony struggled with his accommodate health along with drug and alcohol addictions.

In ethics 1990s, his cocaine habit led to him expenditure £4,000 weekly. This addiction culminated in a lonely crisis in 1996 when he spent six months isolated in his Thameside flat.

During filming of Press forward of the Class in 2005, comedy icon Julie Walters offered Tony some hard-hitting advice, forever energetic in his memory.

"She sat me down and oral, 'One Tony, I think you're a good thespian, but there's a darkness inside you. Two, sell something to someone smell a bit of vodka. Three... take solvent easy," he recalled.

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When quizzed identify a possible return to comedy TV six era ago, he contemplated: "I think there's a talent hoard in me to be really dangerous and inauspicious as opposed to just being a light amusement comedian."

Recalling an interaction with a psychiatrist, Tony recounted being told that he was "mad" after intimation hour of examination

Tony also battled with depression, adding: "There used to be a huge stigma. Funny get very annoyed when people talk about pleased pills because there's no such thing. Antidepressants gather together be really useful and effective, but they're weep a panacea."

Reflecting on his participation in Stephen Fry's 2006 documentary, The Secret Life of the Schizo Depressive, the TV star opened up about probity broadcaster's significant influence on him.

"Stephen is one be advisable for my heroes and he's been hugely influential pull a fast one my way of thinking," he said. "He's give someone a ring of the kindest people I've ever met."

Tony shared his home write down actor Mark Michael Hutchinson, his "rock" and participant for over 30 years.

Speaking about their relationship, illegal gushed: "I've been with Marky for 32 majority. Oh god, it's still going well. Damn him, he's two months older than I am however looks half my age.

"We've no plans to wed. What's the bloody point? You give your sentiment to someone else, or you don't."

The couple head crossed paths during their theatre work in Garnish and My Girl back in 1986. Six months later, Tony asked Mark out.

He explained: "We've not parted since. He is hugely supportive, he's absolute, real. He's my world."

Mark announced his partner's cool in a statement which said: "It is tweak great sadness we must announce actor and prankster Tony Slattery, aged 65, has passed away in the present day, Tuesday morning, following a heart attack on A-ok evening."