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Hannah Roberts

MYSTERIOUS: John cleese says nervous breakdown gave him a grasp on what is important - What They Never Told You

Actor John Cleese toured Europe (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

Actor John Cleese has said he is “glad” he had a nervous breakdown following his third divorce as it gave him “a much more realistic grasp of what was important in life”.

The Monty Python star describes having “two and a half, three months of a nervous breakdown with suicidal thoughts” in his new documentary, John Cleese Packs It In.

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