Dougie Poynter took lethal doses of Valium after the band McFly broke up. He attempted suicide in a car in February 2011 and was treated for depression in rehab.
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Dougie Lee Poynter was born on November 30, 1987, in Corringham, United Kingdom. In 2003, after auditioning, Dougie Poynter subsequently became the bass player for the English band McFly. In November 2013, McFly joined the band Busted to form the super-group, McBusted.
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Dougie Poynter provided an insider’s perspective with his recaps of Topman S/S 2017, Katy Eary S/S 2017, and Christopher Raeburn S/S 2017.
Dougie Poynter’s most notable editorial work includes the fashion film At Full Tilt for Vogue India (August 2014), an online exclusive for Notion Magazine (August 2015), and a spread in Issue 19 of Adon Magazine (March 2016).
Dougie Poynter wrote a children’s book with McFly band-mate Tom Fletcher titled The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas which became the most popular debut children’s novel of 2012. Dougie Poynter is also an active participant of “The 5 Gyres” Institute.


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