Tommy Tiernan Show recap: Paddy McGuinness on living with clinical depression

Tommy Tiernan's guests on Saturday night included comedian and presenter Paddy McGuinness, academic and former Rose of Tralee Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin and rapper God Knows.
Tommy Tiernan Show recap: Paddy McGuinness on living with clinical depression

When asked about how he would describe clinical depression Paddy McGuinness said it was 'like depression on steroids'. Picture: RTÉ One/Instagram

Paddy McGuinness was the first guest in Tommy Tiernan’s hot seat on Saturday night and the comedian opened up about being diagnosed with clinical depression.

McGuinness says he received the diagnosis just as he got the job as a presenter on the BBC motoring show Top Gear and how he felt he had to mask his condition.

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