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DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER seven years of staying away from online gambling, I’m back on all the same sites – and new ones.

Every evening I spend hours on them and I am ultimately spending far more than I should.

I’m so disappointed with myself for giving in again, having kicked the habit once already.

I’m 46 and currently separating from my wife, she’s 48.

She has one side of the house and I have the other.

The only room we share is the kitchen and even then we have different shelves.

It is so sad and I admit that I feel miserable.

We simply have nothing in common any longer.

The problem is that I am secretly gambling away my savings – the money I will need to set up a new home and forge ahead with a new life.

Last night I lost £75.

If I carry on like this, I will have spent my entire savings account on gambling.

The worst part is, I know I’m being stupid and wish I could put an end to this but most nights, I slip back into the same bad routine.

Last time I was gambling I spent nearly £4,500 before my wife realised what I was doing.

She wasn’t pleased but she did help me.

This time I haven’t got that support and I’m worried I’ll lose everything.

DEIDRE SAYS: Separating from your wife while still living together is a tough place to be.

You did really well to kick your gambling habit before and you will be able to do it again.

It’s no coincidence this problem has flared up again just at the point when you are feeling low and looking for a distraction from all those troubling feelings.

Just as some hit the bottle or turn to drugs, you have once again turned to gambling to try and cope with the turmoil in your life.

Changing your routine that leads up to gambling will help.

So that if you reach for the gambling apps at night when you feel lonely and low, think about getting out and seeing friends or joining a club.

Could you go and visit a relative and cook dinner for them instead?

Ultimately you will need to tackle the issue that is triggering you, but you can get help.

My support pack Gambling Problems will help you to understand your issue better and tell you where to get help.

DEAR DEIDRE: DELIVERING some food to my cousin, I had the most unsettling ex­perience.

My mum had asked me to take some meals as his wife recently walked out on him and he now lives alone.

He is 61 and I’m 43.

While I was speaking to him in the kitchen he started to stroke the front of his jeans, pinching and holding where his penis was.

This wasn’t a mere adjustment but prolonged and almost as if he had an ­erection.

He has never behaved like this before.

It was totally out of character.

I was so uncomfortable that I left as soon as I could.

Now Mum has asked me to go again but I can’t face it.

DEIDRE SAYS: Is there someone calm in your family who you can confide in?

Avoid being left alone with your cousin and ­suggest he sees his doctor to explore why he has started to behave so unpredictably.

Although he is still relatively young, some people diagnosed with dementia become inappropriately sexual.

NETFLIX viewers have been left delighted after bosses dropped the ‘greatest action thriller’ of their generation.

The streaming giant has officially acquired the rights to the Hollywood blockbuster starring Keanu Reeves.

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Netflix fans have gone wild as a huge blockbuster lands on the platform[/caption]

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Bosses have added the fourth instalment of the John Wick franchise to the platform[/caption]

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The movie was released in 2023 and grossed a whopping $440million at the box office[/caption]

John Wick: Chapter 4 arrived on the platform in recent days – over a year on from its cinema release.

The film was a mega success at the box office, grossing an incredible $440million when it theatres in March 2023.

John Wick’s first movie was based Reeves’ character, a retired assassin, tracking down the gang that killed his dog and stole his car following his wife’s death.

It was released in 2014, making $88.8million worldwide, paving the way for its sequel in 2017.

The third movie in the franchise was released in 2019.

A synopsis for the fourth instalment reads: “John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table.

“But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.”

Netflix fans are already tucking into the hit, with one branding it the “one of the greatest action films of our generation” on social media.

Another wrote: “Still one of the hypest action movie moments of the year for me so far, from Le Castle Vania’s fantastic music, to the colors, to the immaculate production and set design of the club, John Wick: Chapter 4 is an aristocratic f****g action thriller.”

Another posted: “I loved John Wick 4. There are some truly jaw-dropping scenes, and you’ll never look at stairs the same way again. 

“Donnie Yen is exceptional. One of the best action movies of the last decade, easy.”

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