Will Young - ‘I like to talk about it because I survived it’
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
E
Apr 24
55 min 32 sec
TW: this episode contains discussion of sexual assault and suicide.
In many ways, Will Young is the definition of resilience. As a child, he endured physical and psychological abuse at prep school. In his 20s, he found fame on a reality TV show and was forced to be public about his sexuality by a tabloid newspaper, after which he faced years of homophobia. In his 30s, he coped with extensive periods of depression as he struggled to understand his PTSD and tragically lost his twin brother, Rupert, to death by suicide. Now in his 40s, his survival is its own success.
