▁Personal ▁life ▁H are wood ▁married ▁his ▁long - term ▁girl friend ▁K irst y ▁Hand y ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Saint ▁James , ▁Barb ados . ▁They ▁have ▁two ▁daughters , ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁Stre ath am ▁district ▁of ▁London . ▁H are wood ▁is ▁a ▁sta unch ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁F . C . ▁fan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁H are wood ▁visited ▁H are wood ▁House ▁in ▁York shire ▁and ▁spoke ▁with ▁Vis count ▁Las cell es ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁Queen . ▁His ▁surname ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁his ▁ancest ors ▁were ▁sold ▁in ▁Africa , ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁as ▁slaves , ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Las cell es ▁family ▁( the ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁H are wood ). ▁Lord ▁Las cell es ▁explained ▁that ▁his ▁wish ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁H are wood ▁name ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁positive ▁things ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁as ▁nothing ▁could ▁be ▁done ▁about ▁what ▁happened ▁ 2 5 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁H are wood ▁don ated ▁his ▁b one ▁mar row ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁saved ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁patient . ▁ ▁H are wood ▁is ▁a ▁mental ▁health ▁amb assador ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁open ▁about ▁his ▁own ▁strugg les , ▁conf ess ing ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁self - med icate ▁with ▁alco hol ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁his ▁man ic ▁de