'A huge inspiration' – Neil Robertson on how 'fantastic' Tyson Fury helped wife Mille win mental health battle

Neil Robertson has praised Tyson Fury for speaking honestly about his battle with depression, citing the heavyweight boxer as a key inspiration to wife Mille's success in coping with anxiety and a dependency on alcohol to overcome mental health illness. The Masters champion admits Mille suffered similar challenges to Fury, whose weight infamously ballooned as he became addicted to drugs and drink to help him cope in the aftermath of becoming world heavyweight boxing champion with victory over Ukraine icon Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015. Ad The undefeated Mancunian opened up about his ongoing issues with depression after returning to the ring in the 2020 documentary Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King as he successfully reclaimed the heavyweight belts after three epic fights with American great Deontay Wilder between 2018 and 2021.

SnookerWho has won the major ranking titles in snooker history?A DAY AGO «Mille is on top of it. She tries to help people and talk to people about it as well. The person I always go back to is Tyson Fury when he did that documentary,» said Robertson.

«He was talking about his troubles. Pretty much all of his experiences apart from the drugs was everything Mille went through. »I'm sure it is something millions have gone through as well all around the world that are having to deal with this.

«He has been a huge inspiration with what he's done to talk about it. He's still very active on social media and is always talking about it even if he has a bit of an off-day himself. »It is fantastic to see people like that come out and talk about it.