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Matt Willis on ‘getting high’ aged 7 on his asthma pump in incident that foreshadowed addiction: ‘Always had this in me’

The Busted star detailed his battle in his Fighting Addiction documentary

Matt Willis, who appears on Saturday Night Takeaway tonight (March 30), has long been open about his drink and drug addiction.

Busted star Matt, who is married to TV presenter Emma Willis, made a documentary, Fighting Addiction, last year in which he discussed battling his demons.

And, speaking previously, Matt recalled an incident when he was aged seven that saw him “getting high” off his asthma pump. Sadly, he stated that he’s “always had it in me to find ways of dealing with who I am”.

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Matt Willis has long been open about his battle with addiction (Credit: Cover Images)

Matt Willis on addiction battle

During an appearance on the mental health podcast The Naked Professor, Matt previously said: “I was mildly asthmatic as a kid and I used to hide under my duvet and take as many hits of my inhaler as I possibly could when I was about seven because it would make my head throb, make my lips tingle.

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