Paul Gascoigne has admitted ‘I will always be sorry for the pain I caused my ex’ wife Sheryl as he opened up about his family and bond with his dancer son Regan in a candid new interview on Sunday.
The former footballer, 58, and Sheryl, 62, had a turbulent relationship after marrying in 1996, with reports of physical and emotional abuse caused by his alcoholism and mental health issues emerging at the time.
They had son Regan, now 29, in 1996 but divorced in 1998. They have since put the past behind them.
In a new interview with The Times, he said ‘I will always be sorry for the pain I caused her’ as he described one harrowing night.
He told how in 1998 he ‘hit rock bottom’ and found himself stood on the edge of a railway platform in Stevenage after a drinking binge.
He called his then wife Sheryl who ‘talked him round’ before he ended up on suicide watch in hospital.
Paul Gascoigne has admitted ‘I will always be sorry for the pain I caused my ex’ wife Sheryl (seen together in 1996)
He opened up about his family and bond with his dancer son Regan (seen) in a candid new interview on Sunday
Sheryl and Paul married in July 1996 and he legally adopted her two children, Mason and Bianca, from a previous relationship.
Sheryl published a memoir in 2009 called Stronger: My Life Surviving Gazza detailing the turbulent relationship.
During his interview with The Times he also gushed over their son Regan saying: ‘He’s an unbelievable dancer and when he went on Dancing on Ice [in 2022], I knew he was going to win [he did]. He’s amazing.’
Back in 2022 Paul revealed he bonds with his son Regan over their mutual diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder following a strained relationship amid his own alcohol addiction and mental health struggles.
He admitted they ‘never talk about the past, ever’ when they ‘hang out as mates’ because they focus on their present goings-on.
He told The Sun: ‘When we get together we just feel like we’ve never been away from each other. Now we hang out as mates. It’s special, I feel lucky.’
The disorder meant he would feel the urge to go commando during his matches as well as tie his right boot’s shoe laces after kick off – much to the dismay of 90s England manager Terry Venables.
Reminiscing on his legendary career, Paul said: ‘The game could have been going on but I’m just tying my shoelace. He’d be like, ‘What are you doing that for?’ I had to. And I didn’t wear pants on the pitch either.’
The former footballer, 58, and Sheryl, 62, had a turbulent relationship after marrying in 1996, with reports of physical and emotional abuse caused by his alcoholism and mental health issues emerging at the time
They had son Regan, now 29, in 1996 but divorced in 1998. They have since put the past behind them
Paul previously walked out on his son when he was a baby, after a string of rows with his ex-wife Sheryl.
Regan has previously shared his regrets after saying in a 2013 documentary that he wanted his father out of his life.
During a previous interview with The Sun, the dancer said: ‘We have such a good relationship. There have been ups and downs, but that is all water under the bridge. It’s love, love, love now.’
Regan added that he enjoys spending time with his ‘funny’ father, he continued: ‘By accepting my bisexuality, my dad put me at ease.’
In 2021 Paul publicly spoke out in support of his son Regan, months after he revealed during a television interview that he is bisexual.
Football legend Gazza told The Mirror: ‘He texted me the night before and I saw him on the TV talking about it.
‘I told him, ‘It doesn’t matter what you do son, I will support you 100 percent, you have to do what makes you happy’.
‘I thought ‘bless him’. To go on TV and do that is hard. He is a professional dancer, he is a fit guy, and I am very proud of him.’
The sportsman went on to reveal that Regan stayed with him for several weeks during the early stages of his career in Newcastle, and he and his son now regularly keep in touch via phone calls and text message.
During his interview with The Times he also gushed over their son Regan saying: ‘He’s an unbelievable dancer…’ (seen on Dancing On Ice in 2022)
