He said: "Redemption didn’t come straight away, as I had to face the pain of coming off drink, drugs. You had a miraculous experience that led you to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Can you tell us about that?

Born into a working-class Catholic family in Burnley, Fleming’s life took a terrible turn when he was raped on his way to school, aged just eleven. In an unbelievably tragic twist, his older sister died that very same night. Not knowing how to process his pain led to a lifetime of drug and alcohol abuse, violence and crime.Often, it is only by sharing our problems and being honest with ourselves that we are able to heal and overcome life’s challenges. I know he’s never acted before but he has the same mental health traits as me and seems to cope with them in the same way as I do – except I’m not the heavyweight champion of the world. He said: “I have been helping people on the streets for around a decade but COTSM only became a registered charity around four years ago.

In it, the future King said: "It’s impossible to visit Church on the Street and not be deeply moved by the work the organisation does for those in need. He writes in a colloquial style, no doubt to create a sense of authenticity. You have to get used to such sentences as “I began talking to my new pal the Holy Ghost. . .” Yet he has a degree in theology from Manchester University. READ MORE: Burnley Tory MP accused of disrespectful to Queen Elizabeth II as leaflets pushed through letterboxes He said: “I’ve met the future king, I’m going to be made bishop this year alone. It’s been a life of extremes and people wouldn’t believe it. We feed people outside, and we have maybe 2,000 people come through the doors [of our drop-in centre, The Hub] every week. We’re open every day except Saturday. We have nurses, doctors and a mental health team here.I have been arrested for every serious offence you can think of," he admits with candour. They were leading the life of hurting other people, so drug dealers or whatever. Everything is free. We don’t charge for anything. We have hot food served every day and a foodbank too. We have washers and dryers, we have a clothes bank, we have showers for people who can’t afford their gas and electric bills. We even have a hairdresser who’s always inundated when they come in!” I'd want it to be better with my children, that's the truth. But it's all right - my family have come to accept me, and love me, and care for me. It's the best I can do.