Gaza Fear For Gazza

Paul Gascoigne has revealed that he used to think stories on the Gaza Strip were about him.

18:23 09 June 2015

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne admitted that he used to be paranoid when Gaza was mentioned on the news, thinking that the strip was about him. 

 

Gascoigne has battled mental illness, drugs, and alcohol addiction and was sectioned by his family after he was convinced that his phone was being hacked. 

 

Speaking ahead of a new documentary about his life, he said: "Sometimes it's got to the stage now where I hate Saturday nights, because jack s*** knows what's coming in the papers on Sunday.

 

"I tell you what was the worst one, the Gaza Strip. You know the term the Gaza Strip, remember that? That was murder for me.

 

"I'd be sitting there having a shave and that, and the news would come on, 'And the Gazza...', and I'd be like, 'What's that?!', and I realised it was the Gaza Strip. I couldn't wait for that to end."

 

His life story is being featured in the new film aptly called Gascoigne, which will premiere in London on Monday. 

 

"I've given stuff in this movie that I've not told anybody, I'm welling up now (talking about it)," he said.

 

"I'm pleased it's out. I haven't seen it. I know what it's like 'cause I lived it. So it will be very emotional watching it."