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BILL Clinton has claimed that his affair with Monica Lewinsky was something he did to “manage his anxieties”. The former President, 73, lifts the lid on his fling with the White House intern and claims the extramarital relationship helped with his personal issues.

Former President Bill Clinton revealed why he cheated on his wife in an explosive documentaryCredit: Hulu

Bill Clinton and his wife lift the lid on their private life in a new documentary called "Hillary"Credit: Getty Images - Getty

Bill explains why he had an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, pictured together in 1998Credit: Handout - Getty

Speaking in a new explosive documentary which will air on Hulu about his wife, called “Hillary”, he revealed the pair underwent “painful” marriage counselling after his affair. His relationship with Lewinsky in the 1990s nearly brought down his presidency, and the public backlash resulted in her feeling like "the most humiliated woman in the world". And he has now recalled the moment he told his wife “exactly what happened” and said he “felt terrible about it”, according to a clip published by . Clinton said: “I went and sat on the bed and talked to her. I told her exactly what happened, when it happened. I said I feel terrible about it.

CONFESSION

“She said you have to tell your daughter. She said that's worse than me. So I did that, which was awful.” When asked why he cheated, Clinton revealed the pressures of being inside the White House led him wanting a distraction. He said: “You feel like you're staggering around, you've been in a 15 round prize fight that was extended to 30 rounds and here's something that will take your mind off it for a while, that's what happens. “Everybody's life has pressures and disappointments, terrors, fears of whatever.

Things I did to manage my anxieties for years.
Bill Clinton

“Things I did to manage my anxieties for years. I'm a different, totally different person than I was, a lot of that stuff 20 years ago. “Maybe it's just getting older but I hope it was also going through a lot of this. “But whatever, what I did was bad but it wasn't like - how can I think about the most stupid thing I could and do it. “It's not a defense, it's an explanation. I feel awful.”

COUNSELING

Clinton also revealed he and his wife went through counseling after he cheated which was the “hardest thing” he’s had to do. He added: “Counseling was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do but it was necessary. She (Hillary) deserved it, Chelsea deserved it and I needed it. “'I feel terrible about the fact that Monica Lewinsky's life was defined by it, unfairly I think. “Over the years I've watched her trying to get a normal life back again but you've got to decide how to define normal.”