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The actor, who lost the role of road sweeper Gus in 2008, revealed that he "broke down more than once".
He told the Daily Star: "It was like having a noose around my neck, I couldn't breathe. I pleaded for help and broke down more than once but they did not want to help me. When I look back there were times I was so low I could have topped myself. I felt like I did not want to live.
"Depression is one of the worst things you can go through in life. I've seen them support so many people through drink and drug problems, so they could easily have supported me too."
George also signalled that he was forced to leave the BBC One soap, after bosses "believed" tabloid headlines which the star later proved wrong.
He added: "They said I'd be leaving by mutual agreement but, of course, it wasn't really like that. Instead of supporting me, they believed the bad press I'd got after all that bother with Emma. They just sold me down the river.
"It's been nearly two years since I left and I haven’t had one single acting job since. But I’m not going to give up."
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