Ricky Hatton is no stranger to hard times. The British boxing champion has survived suicide attempts, drug addiction and an ugly fall out with his family.
The retired fighter from Hyde fell out with parents Carol and Ray Hatton over money resulting in a punch-up with his dad in a car park in 2009.
Nine years later, after addressing his own mental health issues, he made up with them. But he says this experience of hitting rock bottom helps him sympathise with the young people coming through the doors of Centrepoint in Manchester's Northern Quarter.
Hatton visited the Oldham Street base of the charity which helps teenagers to 25-year-olds facing homelessness on Tuesday (March 28). READ MORE: Five things Manchester is doing to tackle homelessness now "Even though I was not homeless, the worst part of my life is when I fell out with my family and I was suicidal," he said. "So I get it.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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