Simon Pegg has reassured anyone suffering with mental health issues that there is "light at the end of the tunnel"

Speaking on 'Lorraine' on Tuesday (17.07.18), he said: "The key thing is is that anyone going through that knows that they're not alone I think. It's very important if you feel you have any kind of issue with anything that you ask for help, don't be afraid to do that, that's the most important thing. And I just thought if I just explain that a little bit it might inspire - even if it just helps one person - to reach out and say: 'Do you know what, give us a hand.'

"It's [mental health issues] indiscriminate and it's important people understand that. There is light at the end of the tunnel, certainly, but you just have to look for it."

The 'Hot Fuzz' actor - who has nine-year-old daughter Matilda with wife Maureen McCann - recently admitted he was "owned" by his addiction and is thankful he sought help in 2010 because otherwise he may be dead by now.

He said: "It was awful, terrible. It owned me...

"I got into it [in rehab]. I got into the reasons I was feeling that way. I went into AA for a while, too."

Asked how destructive his addiction became, he admitted: "I don't think I would be here now if I hadn't had help."

Before he went to rehab, the birth of his daughter made the 'Star Trek Beyond' star realise he needed help.

He explained: "It was the most cosmic experience of my life. I thought it would fix things and it just didn't. Because it can't. Nothing can, other than a dedicated approach, whether that's therapy or medication, or whatever."