Welcome to the big interview bite size. I'm Graham Hunter and in each episode

you'll hear an elite footballer tell a story that's guaranteed to brighten your day.

All of them will come from my podcast, The Big Interview with Graham Hunter, which you can find

by searching on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. But somebody who's annoyed the hell out of you when you share a room

but who's very very dear to you. Gaza wasn't just this hyperactive

clout, witchy funny, generous money.

You know, he had suffered tremendously difficult problems in his life.

Are you as thrilled as I am to see him just slightly finding a balance in equilibrium and looking happy and healthy again.

I am. I've supported him off and on obviously moved down south and I've had the odd call,

chat with him. Not a lot, to be honest.

But yeah, I really like everybody else in I hear, you know, and he's looking good at the minute,

yeah.

I think if you can just keep like that now, but you know, the downside before Paul'll be something will trigger which will upset him or somebody who he knows something might happen to you know

Something will trigger something which he could easy go back down the old route

that's what we've seen basically over the years something happens he turns to the bottle you know

something happens he turns to the bottle you know there's ways of dealing with things obviously

his way is his main it must be I'm very unhappy now so the best cure will be to get

drunk. You know yes he's had help and he's had a lot of help by the way.

But, well, Paul, as you see him getting to,

I've seen him now when he looks great at the minute,

he's doing the question and says, he's going on the country

and, you know, whatever he's doing, and he's got something on his mind, and he's going on the country and you know whatever he's doing and he's got

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