Paul Keane, who played Des Clarke on the iconic Australian soap opera 'Neighbours', opens up about his struggles with mental health, addiction, and the devastating impact it had on his life.
"Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours – just a friendly wave each morning, helps to make a better day," – so say the sugar-sweet lyrics to the theme song of the iconic Australian soap, Neighbours. If only life was really that easy, thinks Paul Keane , who played loveable Des Clarke on the show back in the 1980s.
Paul was one of the 12 original Neighbours characters created by TV producer Reg Watson, and starred in Neighbours from its very first episode, in March 1985. Speaking in 2015, he told Australia's Herald Sun: “I have no filter anymore. The last bastion of taboo is mental health and I think it’s important to be honest about it. I have been to hell. I have seen things you wouldn’t believe, been in hospitals that are like horror stories. But I have survived.”
It wasn't until 2006, that he started getting some psychiatric help, as he said doctors were so focused on treating his addictions, they failed to address the underlying causes.
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