Ben Fogle reveals that he tried to take his own life after ‘drink was spiked on night out’
BEN Fogle has revealed he tried to take his own life after his drink was allegedly spiked on a night out. The presenter, 47, shared harrowing details of the incident with fans on Instagram this evening. Fogle said the horrifying incident had occurred while in a rural pub in the Cotswolds back in 2013. He […]
BEN Fogle has revealed he tried to take his own life after his drink was allegedly spiked on a night out.
The presenter, 47, shared harrowing details of the incident with fans on Instagram this evening.
Fogle said the horrifying incident had occurred while in a rural pub in the Cotswolds back in 2013.
He wrote in the caption: “Several years ago, in 2013 to be precise, my drink was spiked with an unknown substance that resulted in a psychotic episode that saw me hospitalised.
“It was one of the scariest experiences of my life but the response was even more disappointing.
“The hospital lost my samples, someone leaked it to the press, there was a full Twitter pile on from vile trolls and the press generally sneered and doubted the story.”
The presenter also warned about the dangers of drinks being spiked, adding: “The impact of drink spiking cannot be underestimated.
“The unknown drug caused a psychotic episode during which I tried to kill my self. I spent weeks undergoing psychological and medical testing to ensure it wasn’t self induced by illness.
“Multiple doctors concluded that it was indeed an external drug that had caused the psychosis and yet there was no recrimination, just suspicion as to why and how I had been spiked.”
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He concluded: “It can happen to anyone. Anywhere (mine was a rural pub in the Cotswolds). Anytime. It was a tough lesson. Love and peace.”
Fans shared messages of support for Ben in the comments section.
Fellow presenter Davina McCall wrote: “Thank you for sharing this . It’s terrible that more wasn’t done at the time to try a get to the bottom of who did this to you… scary to wonder who else they have done that too .. and the consequences…”