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1st November 2014
06:17pm GMT
Simon alongside his Blue band mates Lee Ryan, Antony Costa and Duncan James.
“I hated who I was and started questioning my whole life. I was really depressed. I never attempted suicide but I thought about it.
“I turned mirrors round so I didn’t have to look at myself. I didn’t want to be here, didn’t want to be a part of anything.
“I was sitting at home, curtains closed, drinking a bottle of brandy a day. I didn’t leave the house for weeks on end except to buy bread or milk.”
The singer with his professional dance partner Kristina Rihanoff.
Simon, who has a teenage daughter, told the publication that taking part in the dance show has helped him a great deal.
“Preparing for Strictly and being on it, I have lost four stone and changed my whole life. Now I want to get up in the morning. Learning the dances every week has been like therapy.”Explore more on these topics:
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