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Ex-Manchester United star Luke Chadwick on anxiety and depression

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BBC News, Cambridgeshire

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Former footballer Luke Chadwick says ridicule over his appearance blighted his career as a young player

Luke Chadwick hit the heights when he won the Premier League with Manchester United, but off the pitch he was plagued by anxiety and depression.

As a young player, he suffered abuse and bullying over his appearance that sometimes left him reluctant to leave the house.

"As a 19-, 20-year-old it should have been the best time of my life but for a period of time… I didn't want to go to the shops, I didn't want to go out with my friends… I would just want to stay at home because I was so scared that people would talk about the way that I looked," he says.