How recovery from addiction brings opposites together

We thought you might enjoy this touching story of how two megastars developed an unlikely relationship as sponsor and sponsee. While Eminem was going through early recovery, he reached out to Elton John, and the national treasure played a blinder in helping the rapper achieve stability and sobriety.

When we see our musical giants on YouTube or read about their latest exploits online it's easy to imagine an idealised world - problem free, with infinite possibilities.

But when we look deeper, we start to see that for all their wealth and fame, these people are actually human, with the same insecurities and anxieties as us. In fact, they are often worse, as the creativity that propelled them to stardom is often based on a need to please and feelings of low self-worth.