Stars’ saviour doc in bridge death plunge
Mental health ace who helped Saturdays’ Frankie beat illness
A CELEBRITY psychiatrist who helped singer Frankie Bridge battle depression has died in a suspected suicide.
Dr Mike McPhillips, 59, who treated the Strictly Come Dancing star after a breakdown, died after he was found injured next to a bridge near his £3million home.
The dad-of-two had treated a string of well-known patients, and even contributed to a book by Saturdays star Frankie.
But at least three women who were patients of his had died in high-profile tragedies – including the daughter of late Tory peer Cecil Parkinson.
The doctor and his wife ran the McPhillips Consultancy from an address in London’s
plush
Sloane Square. A source said: “He seemed to have everything. His family are devastated.”
Dr McPhillips died three days after being found in West London.
Police said: “In the early hours of March 14, we received a call from a man in the vicinity of Barnes Bridge who suggested he intended to harm himself.
“Officers attended and found a man with serious injuries. He was taken to hospital where, sadly, he died.” Dr McPhillips charged up to £600 an hour for counselling and was a consultant at Nightingale Hospital, a private mental health clinic.
Two years ago Frankie, 33 – married to ex-Chelsea and Man City star Wayne Bridge – told how the doctor saved her after she hit “rock bottom” in 2011.
The singer talked about her breakdown in her 2020 book, Open: Why Asking For Help Can Save Your Life.