In a candid interview with comic Richard Herring, Stephen Fry reveals that he attempted to take his own life last year in what he describes as 'a close run thing'.

Speaking during a recording for Herring's podcast, the actor, writer and television presenter said that he had tried to kill himself while filming abroad.
'I would go as far as to tell you that I attempted it last year, so I'm not always happy – this is the first time I've said this in public, but I thought I might as well,' he disclosed.
'I'm president of Mind, and the whole point in my role, as I see it, is not to be shy and forthcoming about the morbidity and genuine nature of the likelihood of death amongst people with certain mood disorders.'
He revealed that he broke four ribs and was left unconscious after taking a 'huge number of pills' washed down with vodka, which caused convulsions.
'Fortunately, the producer I was filming with at the time came into the hotel room and I was found in a sort of unconscious state and taken back to England and looked after,' he added..