Singer Tom Grennan has opened up about how being assaulted as a teenager triggered a spiral of depression and poor health, before he transformed his physique and mindset. The 30-year-old posed for Men's Health UK on Tuesday, showcasing his muscular build after years of struggle.
Grennan recalled the attack outside a chicken shop in his hometown of Bedford, which left him requiring jaw surgery and metal plates. He said: 'Getting beaten up when I was a teenager was the start of putting me into a spiral of getting unfit and having depression. I didn't know where I was going after that or who to be.' He was assaulted again in New York in 2022, but said he handled it better because he had learned to cope.
The singer described his twenties as the most unfit period of his life, marked by heavy drinking and poor diet. 'I was in a bottomless pit of going out every night, boozing and eating rubbish – that cycle just made me really unfit,' he said. He credited endurance events like Iron Man training with helping him overcome his mental health struggles.
Grennan recently welcomed his first child, a daughter, with wife Danniella Carraturo, calling her the 'greatest gift'. He also celebrated his latest album reaching number one.
