The star has slowly started to recover, and is now doing shows once again, but a more serious health issue a few years back nearly put an end to his career for good.
Opening-up on Louis Theroux’s podcast Grounded, the 49-year-old talked about his struggles with alcoholism.
Having first had a taste of vodka at the age of 15, the comedian found himself on a slippery slope which would have led to death if the star hadn’t of stopped.
Frankie said: “I remember having my first drink at 15 and just going, ‘Yes, yippee, this is it.’ Something they say in addiction therapy is there’s a feeling addicts get that the substance completes them, and that’s what it was for me, like, ‘Oh this is the real me’.
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