The former Leicester City and Nottingham Forest goalkeeper has had a lifelong betting addiction, with his wife Steph Shilton detailing his recovery in a new BBC ...
I thought ‘oh my god, he is so ill’. It broke my heart,” Steph Shilton told the BBC. “It was gobsmacking. The first time she got her first real impression of the scale of his gambling problem was when she saw his bank statement that showed he was betting £18,000 a month. “I thought he was being a gentleman and not gambling in front of me, and that it was just a little hobby.” In 2020, Peter Shilton revealed his 45-year-long gambling addiction in an interview with the Daily Mail. He has since recovered, with Steph Shilton urging other addicts to seek help in an interview with the BBC.
Former footballer Peter Shilton is currently 72 years old. The goalkeeper played for many successful clubs including Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and many ...
Peter Shilton divorced Sue Shilton, his first wife, and later remarried. In September 1970, Peter Shilton married Sue Shilton, who would become his first wife. After 40 years of marriage, Shilton and his wife announced their separation in December 2011. However, the difficult time in their lives brought them closer. It was made for a bookmaker. Even her husband left her to pursue a serious addiction.