Overview

• Appearing on Good Morning Britain, the 58-year-old said “life’s good” but admitted he still has two-day relapses and relies on Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
• He became visibly emotional discussing past trauma and phone hacking, apologised for swearing on air, and said being sectioned once “was the best thing” for him.
• In serialised excerpts from his forthcoming book Eight, he recounts assaulting then-wife Sheryl at Gleneagles in 1996, expresses remorse, and notes her recollection differs.
• The memoir also discloses an early hit-and-run before his Newcastle breakthrough, with Gascoigne saying he panicked, fled, and later received fines and licence points.
• Eight is due for publication on October 23, with the TV appearance and excerpts prompting renewed public concern and discussion of his long battle with addiction.