Comedian Marcus Brigstocke has revealed he became addicted to pornography and received help to overcome the issue.

The TV star discussed the issue on The Hidden 20% podcast, saying he became addicted after he had an affair which led to the end of his first marriage.

Brigstocke, who has regularly been a panellist on Have I Got News For You and featured in the film Love Actually, said the “shame” from his affair “led to a lot of very dysfunctional behaviour”.

He told the podcast:…