Paul Gascoigne says he is homeless, works in AA and lives in a cop’s spare room

Troubled footie legend Paul Gascoigne is homeless and back with Alcoholics Anonymous, he has revealed.

The 56-year-old, who has struggled with alcohol addiction and mental health issues for decades, says he is hiding out at his agent’s home.

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Desperate to get sober, Gazza admits he is now a ‘sad drunk’ who drinks ‘indoors’ instead of going out.

He told Jake Humprey’s High Performance Podcast: “People know Paul Gascoigne, but Gazza, nobody knows. Even me sometimes.

“If I’m really down, I grab a drink to cheer myself up.”

The Gateshead-born midfielder is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of his generation and played 57 times for England.

His most iconic moment came in Italia ’90, when he cried after being shown a yellow minute before England’s World Cup semi-final defeat on penalties against West Germany.

But it was after the ex-Newcastle and Rangers legend’s retirement in 2004 that his life spiraled out of control.

He explained: “The drinking side of it became more apparent when I finished playing. I don’t think I let any managers down, or the players or the fans, you know.”

Gazza’s battle with alcohol has seen him jailed or sectioned repeatedly over the years.

These include offenses of drink driving and drunk and disorderly conduct.

He entered rehab for a seventh time in 2014 for alcohol addiction and attended a £6,000-a-month clinic in Southampton.

At worst, he spent £20,000 having anti-drinking pellets put into his stomach to try to stop drinking.

In a 2021 interview, he admitted that he will “always be an alcoholic.”

Gazza’s demons have occasionally seen him seek help from Alcoholics Anonymous, which he says he recently started visiting again.

The father-of-three, who admitted violence against first wife Sheryl, now lives at the home of constable Katie Davies in Poole, Dorset.

He explained: “I called Katie in November a few years ago, crying.

“What I did to myself and other people, prison and rehab: taking cocaine off the toilet seat.”

Gascoigne says he now drinks six cups of coffee at 10am and barely watches football because he misses it too much.

But it hasn’t all been plain sailing as cruel neighbors are said to have left gin bottles on Katie’s doorstep in a bid to seduce Gazza.

He added: “I think I’ll give in when I’m in a wooden box.

“Apart from that, I’ll keep fighting.”