'I gave up my will to live': Bodybuilder ex-fiancé of drug smuggler 'Cocaine Cassie' admits he fell into deep depression after her arrest - as he shows off his incredible revenge body
- Scott Broadbridge planned to marry Cassie Sainsbury when she was arrested
- Sainsbury was found with 5.8 kilograms of the drug concealed in luggage in 2017
- The 'Cocaine Cassie' case made headlines across the globe because of drug bust
- Broadbridge says public scrutiny then took a huge toll on his mental health
The former fiancé of drug smuggler 'Cocaine Cassie' has flaunted his fit physique and revealed how he fell into deep depression when his partner was arrested.
Scott Broadbridge was planning to marry Adelaide woman Cassie Sainsbury when she was arrested in Colombia with 5.8 kilograms of cocaine hidden in her luggage.
When the case made headlines across the globe in 2017 he found himself thrust into the spotlight, which he claims sent his life spiraling out of control.
'I gave up, I gave up my life, I gave up my will to live,' he shared in a video posted to Facebook.
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Scott Broadbridge (pictured) has overcome deep depression after his former fiance drug smuggler 'Cocaine Cassie' was arrested in Colombia
Broadbridge has turned his life around and says his mental health is now in the best place is has ever been
He said he suffered severe depression and anxiety and even contemplated suicide.
'The depression got as bad...it's hard to share. I basically thought about every single day about ending my life, I thought about committing suicide.'
Sainsbury was sentenced to six years in El Buen Pastor, Bogota's biggest female jail in Colombia.
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During the first few months of her sentence pair stayed strong and even claimed they would have a 'lavish' prison wedding but quietly broke up February last year.
Mr Broadbridge said he became afraid to leave his home because he didn't want to be hounded with questions over his ex-partner.
Scott Broadbridge was planning to marry Adelaide woman Cassie Sainsbury (both pictured) when she was arrested in Colombia with 5.8 kilograms of the drug concealed in her luggage in 2017
He said he suffered severe depression and anxiety and even contemplated suicide but has since turned his life around and is focusing on fitness
The fitness model said his self-esteem took a hit and he began to doubt himself.
He said he thought future employers were going to judge him and was told he would never get a job again.
'I went from being the most confident person to somebody who was very isolated.'
However, he has managed to turn his life around.
He said he has since overcome his mental health issues and is now 'in the best mental state of my life'.
The change comes as Sainsbury's possible release date edges closer.
When the case made headlines across the globe he found himself thrust into the spotlight, which he claims sent his life spiraling out of control
Cassie Sainsbury has undergone an incredible transformation in prison in the last 12 months too, her lawyer said
Cassie Sainsbury revealed last year she had broken up with fiance Scott Broadbridge (left)
Cassie Sainsbury's lawyer says she misses her mother Lisa Evans (pictured left with Cassie)
The 24-year-old is serving a six year jail sentence but could be free on parole by February with concessions for good behaviour and time already served.
Sainsbury has also managed to turn her life around behind bars.
Her lawyer Orlando Herran told News Corp Australia she was much healthier after losing lots of weight, takes exercise seriously and has since adapted to Colombian food.
Sainsbury spends her time in prison studying Spanish, taking classes from volunteer groups and teaching English for two hours each day.
Cassie Sainsbury was arrested with 5.8 kilograms of cocaine (pictured) concealed in her luggage at Bogota's El Dorado International Airport in April 2017
Cassie Sainsbury recently told New Idea she doesn't speak to her former fiance Scott (left)
Local language school Michigan School director Carlos Carrero described Ms Sainsbury as a valued asset to the teaching program.
He added he would happily support Ms Sainsbury's parole and hire her if she is granted early release.
Ms Sainsbury - who became known as 'Cocaine Cassie' - recently hinted she has taken a same-sex lover while behind bars.
Speaking from her Colombian prison cell, Ms Sainsbury told New Idea magazine in April her romance was 'something that's just starting' but wouldn't confirm or deny if the relationship she was involved in was with a woman.
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