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7 days agoStewart WhittinghamandRebecca Brahde, North WestLFCPaddy the Baddy has opened up on mental health in Liverpool FC's campaignUFC fighter Paddy Pimblett has joined Liverpool FC's mental health campaign. In a video released by the club, Paddy "the Baddy" from Huyton, Liverpool, spoke of a close friend taking his own life and said it was "shocking" that it happens every 90 minutes in the UK. The 31-year-old has urged men to speak out on World Mental Health Day, as he said he had had his own mental health struggles. The lifelong Liverpool fan said: "I thought about suicide a couple of times" but added "I'm glad I'm here".'Club saved my life'The fighter said: "I was like, I'm meant to be the hardest one in the room... I can't go speak to anyone about this. "To man up, bottle it up and not say anything is just sewn into our being. "He added: "There are a lot of lads I know over the past 10 years who've taken their own lives and it's crazy when you think about it because Scousers are the most happy-go-lucky people in the world. "Every 90 minutes someone takes their own life, that's just absolutely shocking. "My whole family supports Liverpool.
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