United Kingdom, June 10 -- Paul Gascoigne broke down in tears during a live TV interview after revealing his book has saved people's lives.

The former England footballer, 59, details his battles with addiction and struggles with his life after football in memoir Eight: The Real Gazza, which was released late last year, and he still gets emotional hearing about how many people he has helped.

Breaking down in tears during an interview on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (10.06.26), he said: "A lot of people have come up said they've read it, and it helped them save their life.

"Like I said, you know ... if that book can save one person's life then I've done my job.

"Two million addicts and alcoholics die each week. It's a lot.

"When p...