Professor Green has opened up on the strain of his split from fiancée Karima McAdams as he spoke about his battle with drink and drugs while sharing advice for single fathers experiencing the same struggles.
The British rapper, 41, has recently discussed his struggles of co-parenting his son Slimane, five, including missing bedtimes and how fame ‘almost killed him’.
Now, he’s shared an emotional message with fans as he encouraged men in similar situations to speak out and get help.
Speaking from his car, he said: ‘It’s a dangerous time for me. Men in this situation are incredibly high risk. For dads in my situation or similar, separating or separated from the mother of your child.’
Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, continued: ‘I made a lot of the poor decisions, the poor escape decisions, poor coping decisions, drinking and doing drugs in isolation and nearly killing myself.
‘Putting my son potentially through everything that I went through because I couldn’t tolerate my feelings.’
Professor Green has opened up on the strain of his split from fiancée Karima McAdams as he spoke about his battle with drink and drugs
The British rapper, 41, has recently discussed his struggles of co-parenting his son Slimane, five, including missing bedtimes and how fame ‘almost killed him’
Tragically, his own father Peter took his own life when he was just 24 years old in 2008. They had been estranged for a number of years.
He continued: ‘I could go through everything that was going on at that time and what led to it but it still wouldn’t justify them to a point of being anyone else’s responsibility, they were my decisions, I wasn’t coping.
‘If I had a better relationship with myself I would have been able to and I would’ve been able to aid and help that situation instead of making it worse for myself and everyone else involved.’
Earlier this month Professor Green revealed he foolishly mixed alcohol and drugs, which could have cost him his life.
He admitted: ‘In one of my worst moments, I went back to a hotel and took four valium after doing about….I don’t even want to think.
‘My mate made a really valid point about that cause I was like I was just being stupid. He’s like “did you know you could have died?” and I went “yeah”.
‘That realisation for me at that point was really f***ing tough because my dad took his own life. I said I would never and could never.’
Offering advice to other men, he went on to say in his new video: ‘Dads man, you need to hear it, those feelings. If you want to be a big bad man, sit with your feelings , if you want to be a strong man, sit with your feelings.
Green said: ‘I made a lot of the poor decisions, the poor escape decisions, poor coping decisions, drinking and doing drugs in isolation and nearly killing myself’
The rapper said he’ll never let his young son Silmane, pictured, experience the same trauma he went through as a result of the heartbreaking loss
‘Don’t implode. Don’t fall into gambling, drink, drugs, porn, all the stuff that is there waiting to change how you feel, give you a quick fix. Therein lies the problem, quick fix. It is temporary and it becomes shorter and shorter.’
He concluded: ‘Speak up, say things, find a place where you can speak openly and honestly that will be safe and met with what you need.’
Professor Green and Karima were first linked in July 2019, with the star proposing seven months after they welcomed Slimane.
Karima, who is half Moroccan and half Irish, is best known for starring in the spy series Deep State alongside Game Of Thrones actor Joe Dempsie.
Professor Green and Karima called off their engagement in 2023 but they have continued to amicably co-parent their son.
The Read All About It hitmaker emotionally shared the struggles of co-parenting his young son.
He discussed missing out on bedtime and birthdays as a result of his separation from Karima.
‘Co-parenting really sucks,’ he admitted. ‘It sucks for the child, first and foremost he doesn’t get mum and dad in the same bed, he doesn’t get a cuddle from mum and dad at the same time.
‘Co-parenting really sucks,’ he said. ‘It sucks for the child, first and foremost he doesn’t get mum and dad in the same bed, he doesn’t get a cuddle from mum and dad at the same time’
‘Question marks over special occasions, can’t be the same birthday twice. Sucks for mum, sucks for dad. It’s the bits of incidental parenting you get to do around, parts of life going into your social contract, your job, whatever social life you might have.
‘Obviously that comes secondary, but it all requires time and getting home after work, being able to give your kid a kiss on the head while they sleep, knowing that in too fewer hours that you’ll be woken by their hand or their foot.’
He added: ‘Even if you only get to see them before you briefly shoot back out to work, those bits are not there, you can’t echo good night once you’ve said it. Once the phone is put down, goodnight is goodnight. It’s not a good night, it’s not a great night.
‘You don’t get to cuddle, you don’t get to kiss, you don’t get to play fight – it ain’t right.’
If you’ve been affected by this story support is available from the Samaritans by calling 116 123 or emailing jo@samaritans.org
