GAZZA'S struggle
Good Morning Britain fans in tears as Paul Gascoigne chokes up on live TV during emotional interview about the ‘worst year’ of his life
GOOD Morning Britain viewers were left in tears today as Paul Gascoigne opened up about the worst year of his life.
Fans of the show sobbed as the fallen footballer spoke about his personal struggles and the death of his nephew.
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Gazza, 49, who has spent years battling addiction issues, revealed he was "doing really well" but suffered a huge setback when Jay Kerrigan, 22, son of his sister Anna, took his own life in 2016.
He found himself struggling to stay sober in the aftermath of his loss, and Gazza wiped tears from his eyes as he talked about the tragedy.
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Host Susanna Reid attempted to comfort him as he opened up about how he fell off the wagon during his live tour last year.
Gazza said: "I've had a good life, just this year's has been worse. Probably the worst of my life."
The sports legend explained: "I haven't had the best of years and I was doing really well until Jay.
"He wasn’t in a good way..
"I’ve just had a terrible year. I’ve had these blips and things got the better of me.
"Then I had these tours and the drink got the better of me."
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Viewers were overwhelmed by Paul's emotional outburst, and they flocked to Twitter to praise him for sharing his heartbreaking story.
One tweeted: "@gazza8gascoigne looking good on TV today keep battling pal one day at a time #genius #NationalTreasure #gazza."
Another added: "Heartbreaking interview with Gazza He's a legend & loved by the nation @piersmorgan has been on top form #GMB."
There was a flood of tweets all featuring crying emojis as they wrote about Gazza's interview.
A third wrote: "#Gazza! I can't cope...bless his heart! Please stay strong!"
Another tweeted: "I feel sad for Gazza. I think he really does want to sort his life out but s*** keeps happening.
"Hope he finds a good place. Get well."
During the chat, Gazza called for more to be done to provide mental health support as many men don't ask for help when they need it.
Speaking of his own experiences he said that on a bad day he will "do the wrong thing, turn my phone off and lock myself indoors".
But, he added: "I'm down, but I'm not out. I make the most of a good day "
Appearing with his hand bandaged due to an injury sustained while squaring up to thieves, he said he went cold turkey after his last relapse and his focus is now on being happy.
He added: "It's alright being sober, I want to be happy and sober. It's getting the happiness."
Speaking of his long-term struggle with alcoholism he said there was no clear trigger explaining: "Sometimes I'm in a good mood and that and all of a sudden I wake up and I've got a bottle of gin next to us".
Looking forward he said he was focused on "staying well" adding that he didn't want to let his fans down.
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