Dele Alli: footballer says he was sexually abused and dealing drugs as a child
The Guardian says Dele Alli has revealed he was abused at the age of six and was dealing drugs by the time he was eight. In an emotional interview, the Everton midfielder fought back tears as he laid bare his difficult upbringing before he was adopted by the Hickford family.
Alli also told Gary Neville in The Overlap podcast that he has had a sleeping pill addiction and came out of rehab last month as he struggled with his mental health.
The former England player, a key part of the team that reached the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, said. “At six I was molested by my mum’s friend who was at the house at lot; my mum was an alcoholic. I was sent to Africa to learn discipline and then I was sent back. Seven, I started smoking, eight I started dealing drugs.
