Sky Sports host Jeff Stelling broke down in tears during Soccer Saturday after speaking about the danger of eating disorders.

The 68-year-old, who is leaving Sky Sports at the end of the season after almost 30 years, delivered an emotional speech as the Soccer Saturday panel were discussing topics to mark Mental Health Awareness Week.

Stelling labelled the UK government’s handling of eating disorders as a ‘national disgrace’ and was moved to tears as he opened up on the issue.

‘This is a difficult topic, it’s my second last show so I’m going to have my final sort of rant if you like and I’ve got to be careful to get it right,’ Stelling said.There was a march this morning, this relates to [anorexia sufferer] Abi Davies, actually. There was a march this morning in central London by the people who run the Dump The Scales campaign. It’s led by the indefatigable Hope Virgo every year.More people die from eating disorders every year than any other mental illness. The government’s lack of awareness and funding is a national disgrace. They decided to put calories for goodness sake on people’s menus.

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