The Big Issue

SAM DELANEY IS AT HOME

In 2018 I had a complete nightmare, losing my radio show and TV show within a couple of months of each other. Shortly afterwards, my production company descended into a state of financial pandemonium and all sorts of professional and deeply personal conflict ensued.

I was miserable, exhausted and scared. I had been sober for three years and, despite the chaos, I wasn’t once tempted to throw myself off the wagon. I figured however bad things seemed they would be

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