MATTHEW Wright has revealed he has been diagnosed with PTSD after suffering from sleepless nights caused by stress of The Wright Stuff.
The TV legend quit his Channel 5 show after 18 years over fears for his mental health – and says it is still affecting him six months on.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun Online’s Big Interview, 53-year-old Matthew told how he has now sought help from a doctor after growing sick of waking up in the middle of the night and feeling “jet-lagged” in the day.
“It’s difficult to deal with,” said Matthew, who now presents The Matthew Wright show on talkRADIO.
“I thought maybe it’s just because I’m used to waking up early in the morning, but the doctor said ‘no, it is a sign of post-traumatic stress’.
“I think if I hadn’t got out, or left when I did, I don’t know what kind of state I’d be in today.
“The decision to leave was made slightly reluctantly at first, but when I look back now, after 18 years of early mornings doing the same kind of thing, that’s probably enough.
“If I had carried on I do think it would have impacted me and my family.”
Throughout Matthew’s 18-year reign on Channel 5 he went through divorce, failed IVF and the death of his nephew and two close friends.
Always the professional, the host put on a brave face for live telly, saying he’s “not a snow flake, not a millennial, but a do-er”.
He said: “The number of people I’ve lost is enormous, but in some ways doing the show is the best therapy.
“Rather than sitting at home feeling beaten by things, it was good to go out. I was always honest, I found it quite therapeutic.”
But the final straw came when the panel show was taken over by a new production company.
“It made most of my staff redundant,” said Matthew, whose programme has now been rebranded as The Jeremy Vine Show.
“We started in a new building – a very cold building – and it was difficult.
It started to impact my mental health.
Matthew Wright
“They were struggling to meet the standards that I was used to and that put loads more pressure on me and it started to impact my mental health.
“I am still suffering to some degree the consequences of that.”
But after seeking help, Matthew has been told that, with time, his PTSD symptoms will fade.
He is now looking forward to a new chapter in his life following the happy news his wife Amelia is expecting a baby.
It was the final roll of the dice for the couple who suffered devastating miscarriages throughout their IVF journey.
Although he admits the first four months of the pregnancy were “extremely difficult”, they are now looking forward to the arrival of their baby daughter who is due on Valentine’s Day, February 14.
Of course, Matthew has always been honest about the fact he has never liked children – and the expectant father says that hasn’t changed.
He joked: “I can see Amelia looking at herself in the mirror nearly seven months gone wondering what the hell shes done, but that’s her problem!
“I’ve never, ever, ever had a flicker of desire to have children, but it would have been wrong of me to impose my opinion on Amelia.
“We’re taking a laid back approach coming into it as best we can.”
Despite tough times during their eight-year marriage, Amelia and her telly-turned-radio presenter husband are “rock solid”.
Matthew puts it down to not living in each other’s pockets after he spent six weeks over summer on a fishing holiday alone.
He credits that to helping him with his recent mental issues.
“Someone said that they were appalled about leaving Amelia while she was pregnant,” said Matthew.
“But if she’d made me stay and I ended up having a breakdown, people would have said ‘well, its really unfair of you to expect your stressed out husband to stick around and be anxious’.
“Amelia is not that kind of person and she knew things are pressured.
“I’ve learnt over the years to get away from the noise and the shouting and chaos and become quiet. That’s what works for me.
“Bit by bit, everything started to fall back into place and I started feeling better about myself.”
He added: “We are deeply madly in love still.
“Our relationship is rock solid, but that’s not to say that IVF hasn’t impacted on it.
“It’s eaten up years of time together, either pumping yourself with drugs, dealing with consequences of miscarriage, dealing with consequences of thinking you’re not going to have kids.
“That takes its toll, but we are still really good.”
The couple first started trying for a baby when Matthew was 43, but ten years on he now has to accept being an older dad.
In preparation he revealed he recently underwent a full medical check-up ahead of the birth of his daughter.
Matthew said: “I decided to go have a check-up, not just because of sleep, but because I’ve lived my adult life with hardly a care to living a long life, let alone for a child.
“It’s probably good to take stock of how the old kidneys, liver, lungs and heart are doing and to see what kind of father my daughter is going to have and how long I’ll be around for.
“I like a drink, even allowing for the fact doctors always multiple it by thousands, she said I have every chance of getting top scores.”
He has now put his retirement plans on hold as he focuses on a new career in radio after joining talkRADIO for a “fun and relaxed” weekday show.
Already the number of listeners have soared during his 1-4pm slot alongside his pal Kevin O’Sullivan.
“We’ve been allowed to be a double act,” Matthew added.
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“I wanted it to be less shouting about Brexit and being newsy, and make it more fun and relaxed.
“At 1pm people are probably fed up being told what to say and think, this is a period of reflection every afternoon.
“I am hearing that colleges from the BBC are afraid, that’s good, a bit of competition. I’m hoping that will continue. After that, world domination and beyond!”
- The Matthew Wright Show on talkRADIO, Monday – Friday, 1.00 – 4.00pm
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