The rugby star opened up on the “turning point” in his life he experienced in a resurfaced interview
Celebrity Traitors’ Joe Marler previously opened up over the moment he calls a “turning point” in his life (Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire.)
Celebrity Traitors’ Joe Marler has shared a devastating memory of the day he was the “most ashamed” of himself in a candid glimpse into the sportsman’s life.
The rugby star, 35, who is married to Daisy Marler, who he has four children with, opened up previously over the exact moment he realised was the “turning point” in his life.
Joe is currently a Faithful on the BBC One show, Celebrity Traitors, which continues tonight at 9pm, alongside other stars such as Jonathan Ross and Alan Carr.
The sportsman first opened up over the upsetting incident in 2018, which was said to have stemmed from the act he failed to move out the way and avoid a squirrel while driving home from the school run, the Mirror reported.
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He said: “I turned over the kitchen, punched in one of the doors. Then I got in the truck and drove off. I had no idea where I was going or what I was doing.
“But it was a massive turning point because it was the most ashamed I’ve ever been. I didn’t recognise who I was anymore.
“After 30 minutes I came back because I was running out on everything good in my life. Daisy was crying and I was worried she was scared, but we’ve spoken about it often since then.
“She says, ‘I was never scared of you. I was just upset and wondering who you were and what you were doing.”
In the resurfaced interview with The Guardian, he added: “She had no idea even during those times when she’d said, ‘Any danger of you actually being here, when you’re here?’
“I wasn’t engaging because I was stuck in this fog. I didn’t feel like I could tell her or anyone because I was in complete denial there was anything wrong with me. We didn’t speak that night.”
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Joe shared how after the incident he sought help from a psychologist. He said: “That was the moment I was just like I need help. So I went and got help.
“I went and saw a psychologist called Humphrey and I was not comfortable doing it, even with someone called Humphrey, and I got there and what an incredibly lovely bloke he was.”
Joe is one of a host of Celebrity Traitors currently in the castle battling it out to win the show to take home a sizeable amount for charity.
He is back on screens with the rest of the cast at 9pm on BBC One tonight (October 22).
