Bruno: I don’t need pills now

FORMER heavyweight champion boxer Frank Bruno has revealed that for three years he has not needed to take medication to cope with his bipolar disorder.

The 56-year-old, pictured, was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in 2003 and twice in 2012.

He credited his current wellbeing on a daily fitness regime, eating well and a positive outlook.

The former champion, who recently became a grandfather for the first time after his daughter, Rachel, had a daughter named Amaya, told celebrity magazine Hello!: ‘It’s the best I’ve ever felt.’

Rachel appeared in a 2013 BBC documentary My Dad And Me, in which she set out to discover more about her father’s illness. She said: ‘A few years ago, when it all looked a bit bleak, I didn’t think we’d be in this position. I never thought we’d regain our family like it is now.’

Bruno said he is looking forward to babysitting the latest addition to his family.