Coronation Street's Charlie Lawson was suicidal after suffering violent abuse from ex-wife

Charlie Lawson has opened up connected his suicidal thoughts helium had during his 2nd matrimony and revealed a co-star helped him get done the ordeal

Coronation Street fable Charlie Lawson has candidly admitted helium was adjacent to termination aft maltreatment faced by his ex-wife.

The actor, 65, said his beingness was a "living hell" owed to carnal maltreatment helium suffered successful the relationship. Charlie, who is champion known for his relation arsenic Jim McDonald connected the fashionable ITV soap, admitted helium couldn't spot a mode retired of the concern astatine the time.

He claimed helium inactive bears a scar from 1 incidental and said helium was prescribed pills for depression owed to scenes astatine home.

"All I could deliberation astir was uncovering peace. And I meant it. I would termination myself, extremity it all. I was successful a precise scary place," helium said successful a shocking revelation.

Speaking to the Sun, the Northern Irish histrion claimed adjacent his wedding time was marred by violence. He joined Lesley Bond successful 1999. She died aged 55 successful 2010.

Charlie opened up up of his upcoming autobiography titled That's Life, So It Is. In the book, helium opens up connected the suffering helium faced during his marriage.

The prima continued to archer the work however connected his wedding time helium had been accused of flirting with a bride who was owed to get joined astatine the idyllic Lucknam Park connected the aforesaid day. He claimed his wife-to-be slapped him "so hard", causing him to astir autumn over.

Despite the altercations, Charlie admitted: "I loved her to pieces but she was very, precise ill, bless her."

He claimed she was addicted to medicine drugs which made her paranoid astir his behaviour. Other incidents are said to see her trying to onslaught him with a brace of scissors. He says the infinitesimal has near him with a disposable scar connected his hand. It was aft that helium said helium had thoughts of ending his ain life.

"I knew beingness could not spell connected similar this," helium added. "Leaving her would interruption my bosom but if I wasn’t present everything would beryllium solved. She could determination connected with her beingness and determination would beryllium nary much pain."

He confessed it was erstwhile Corrie co-star Eva Pope who helped him alteration his mind. The histrion who played Tanya Pooley told him to get to her location and Charlie said she "saved maine that night", explaining however she listened to his worries portion holding him.

While Charlie admits helium did instrumentality to his wife, different incidental led to him pushing her to the floor. At this moment, helium said helium realised his fearfulness of turning convulsive and ended the relationship.

Charlie is present happily joined to his 3rd woman Debbie Stanley, 60, aft tying the knot past year. They person been unneurotic for 22 years and she was by his broadside astatine the clip helium heard of Lesley's death. She had fallen and knocked herself retired earlier aboriginal passing of hypothermia.

Charlie explained however helium got her ashes and scattered them connected her favourite formation successful the Highlands.

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