But after she learned the truth she made it clear that he had to choose between their relationship and the synthol.
'She told me that if I start using synthol again or anything like it she will leave me because of what she went through,' he said.
'That was the hardest part of our life because I had depression and I was removed from my job because I tried to kill myself.'
His biceps had swollen to an incredible 25 inches but reactions from members of the public meant that his mental health deteriorated.
He said: 'I was hospitalised in a clinic and my wife was six months pregnant - it was just me and her, no friends or family.
'I decided to fix my ways and I never again wanted to take any drugs, we went through a really hard time and almost starved.'
Soon the filler began causing him constant pain and he almost suffered kidney failure due to the toxins in the oil.
