Richard Osman, the bestselling author and pointless host, has spoken about how he has battled his food addiction since he was nine.
Osman, 51, said his addiction to snacks like candy bars and chips didn’t have the “damn glamor of drugs or alcohol,” but described the addiction as “identical to” being an alcoholic.
“If an alcoholic came to my house they would be shocked to see there were bottles of gin, bottles of wine completely untouched, because an alcoholic couldn’t have that in their house. And if I came to your house and chips or candy bars were left untouched in the fridge, I’d say, ‘What? How are they untouched? ‘ when I go through an episode, “said Osman.