Jack Fincham has opened up about his drink and drug addiction that spanned over 14 years as he recounted gambling away £1m.
On Wednesday, the 32-year-old admitted he didn’t have “any regard for himself” during an appearance on This Morning.
The 32-year-old rose to fame on the fourth season of Love Island with then-girlfriend Dani Dyer in 2018.
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Last month, the reality star was sentenced to six weeks in prison after his dog attacked a runner in 2022.
Jack pleaded guilty to charges after his dog, a Cane Corso, injured a runner in September 2022.
He lodged an appeal following his sentencing at Southend Magistrates’ Court.
A CPS source said the former Islander was “granted conditional bail pending that appeal.”
Following this, Jack opened up about his addiction, which at one point saw him splash £40,000 in one day on online Blackjack.
Speaking on This Morning he said: “It was awful. It always started out like you just have a drink then you end up taking other drugs, and then because you’ve taken so many of those I’d take others to go to sleep.”
“It’s a cycle, you’re alright for a few days. That’s why I always thought it wasn’t a problem because I’d have a few days off in between. But I then discovered another drug, an anti-anxiety drug and I became physically addicted to it and went to rehab.”
“My family and my relationship with Chloe [Brockett], they are all so supportive but how many more times can they say it’s okay now we’ll get through this? It got to the point where there was nothing to salvage.”
He continued:”‘I would be drinking and I wouldn’t be in my right mind so I convinced myself, I’ll go and win £100,000 today on Blackjack today – it was never going to happen.”
“This was only ever when I was intoxicated. I was doing £40,000 days, £5,000 hands on Blackjack. Who did I think I was?”
The reality star revealed: “I’ve wasted very close to £1million. It’s not even just that. The behaviour that I was doing, I was driving recklessly, having no regard for myself.”
“I thought I didn’t have a problem. From the age of 18 this has been an ongoing issue but unfortunately now since being on TV those mistakes are now public. They’re not stuff that you can deal with behind closed doors,” he continued.”
“It’s stuff that I’ve done that now everyone knows about. It’s not something I could keep back.”
The confession comes after Jack opened up on a “testing time” following being jailed after a dog attack.
