5 h. ago Butterbean admits to going through sex addiction hell – 'My wife knows all about it'

Butterbean became a household name in the 90s thanks to his unique boxing style and incredible punching power, but he was actually battling a sex addiction behind the scenes

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6 h. ago Butterbean's sex addiction hell that his wife 'knows all about' but he couldn't stop

While Butterbean's battles with obesity since retiring from boxing are well documented, the pugilist also faced a completely different fight against sex addiction stemming from past rejection

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4 d. ago How to tell if YOUR partner is a secret sex addict: Tracey Cox reveals 8 warning signs most women won't realise are red flags

British relationship expert Tracey Cox reveals the telltale signs that mean your partner could be a sex addict.

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5 d. ago ‘I needed to be locked up’: how Kavana went from 90s pop stardom to smoking crack in a skip – and bounced back

He was a teen singer with his dream career. But then his life fell apart. Anthony Kavanagh talks about sex work, addiction and the years he spent being forced to hide his sexualityNobody could say that Anthony Kavanagh does not know how to laugh at himself. The day he was fired from his record label, he trudged across London in the rain, walking and walking, as the realisation sank in that he was no longer a pop star. Soaked, he went into a pub and the woman behind the bar offered him a grubby tea towel to dry off. Washed-up indeed, he thought.His memoir, Pop Scars, is sprinkled with darkly comic takes on what his life had become after 90s pop stardom. Known as Kavana, he had a Top 10 hit in 1997 with his cover of Shalamar’s I Can Make You Feel Good. “I’ve always somehow been able to find the humour, even at some of the darker times,” he says. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Reality star shocks fans with startlingly frank revelation about self

The now 29-year-old became hooked on porn at around the age of 13 after watching adult content at a friend's house.

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4 w. ago ‘If men couldn’t have sex with me, they didn’t know what to do with me’: Alanis Morissette on addiction, midlife liberation and the predatory 90s

She made her name with rage-fuelled anthems – and sold 75m records in the process. Now, with a highly anticipated Glastonbury slot, the California-dwelling earth mother is ready to let rip again Alanis Morissette asks which version of her I wish to hear from: “The hormonal bitch who has a lot to say? The people-pleasing, kind, amenable part? They’re all here.” It’s 9am in sunny Los Angeles and the ­Canadian-born singer-songwriter is ­wearing a slouchy top, her wavy hair loose. She’s long been aware of these different “parts”, that her life is full of contradiction. “I have 14 different opinions about one thing.” It’s why, aged 19, she wrote Hand In My Pocket (lyrics include: I’m high, but I’m grounded / I’m sane, but I’m ­overwhelmed), one of several anthems on Jagged ­Little Pill, the album released 30 years ago this month. Back then, in the unenlightened 90s, people found this sort of talk unnerving. “They were like, ‘Whoa, that’s scary. What are you talking about?’”“They cal...

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