Troubled former boxing champ Frank Bruno today admitted taking cocaine - a year after he pledged never to use the drug again.
The 44-year-old ex-fighter and TV personality apologised to his family, friends and fans for his relapse with the Class A drug.
Last October, he published his autobiography in which wrote candidly about using cocaine over a six-month period.
But today the one-time world heavyweight boxing champion and father-of-four admitted he had taken the drug again.
His agent David Davies said: 'Frank has said that he is very sorry that this has happened.
'He has apologised to his family. He would also like to apologise to his friends and fans.
'This will not happen again.'
Bruno apparently took the drug last weekend at his home in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, according to The Sun.
'I got high on the stuff and I am deeply ashamed,' he told the newspaper.
'I have promised my daughters I will never touch the filthy stuff again - and it's a promise I intend to keep.'
In extracts from his autobiography, 'Fighting Back', Bruno described the 'black hole' he plunged into after taking cocaine and said he feared it may have contributed to his mental illness.
The troubled star was sectioned under the UK Mental Health Act in September 2003.
He was admitted to Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford for psychological tests and diagnosed with bi-polar disorder.
He has previously said his time in hospital followed a descent into depression and strange behaviour, which included buying lorries, wheelchairs and old cars he did not need.
Bruno took the Class A drug for six months in 2000 after watching a fight in Las Vegas and meeting some fellow English visitors.
'Cocaine took control of my brain,' he said. 'I wish I had never seen the stuff.
'Taking it was the worst thing I could have done in my mental condition. It was like a black hole with no ending.'
Bruno, who grew up in south London, rose to fame in the 80s as a professional boxer.
In September 1995 he lifted the WBC crown when he out-pointed Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium.
A year later, 660,000 people paid to watch his world heavyweight title fight against Tyson, which the American won and prompted Bruno's retirement.
Outside boxing, he became a much-loved celebrity, known for his catchphrase 'Know what I mean, 'arry?'
He made regular appearances on TV and starred in numerous pantomimes.
But his personal life was far from successful. In 2001, he and his wife Laura divorced and she took their three children Nicola, Rachel and Franklin.
In December 2005, Bruno announced that he was to become a father for the fourth time with his girlfriend Yvonne Clydesdale, who has since had a little girl, Freya.
Last month the couple accepted £50,000 damages from a newspaper over false claims about their relationship.
Last year Bruno admitted that he might be tempted by drugs again, but said he would try to avoid it.
'Using drugs is not a nice experience,' he told the News of the World. 'I didn't really want to get involved in Class A.
'I am talking about it now because I think it's better that I come clean.'
