Troubled former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been pictured appearing to carry a bag with a bottle of gin inside just days after insisting he was healthy . The 47-year-old , who was briefly sectioned for his own safety in October , has had a lengthy battle with alcohol and drugs . But just last week while appearing on BT Sport 's Matchday Live With Fletch and Sav show , he insisted that he had n't fallen off the wagon and was n't drinking again . Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne , who has been pictured near his home in Poole , Dorset , carrying a bag with what appears to be a bottle of gin inside . The midfielder , who retired from football in 2004 , was wearing a coat , but no shirt , and also appeared to have sores around his mouth . Gascoigne was also pictured going into an Oddbins off licence and posing for a photograph with a member of staff and a bottle of lemonade . However , a week on from his successful TV appearance , new pictures have emerged showing Gascoigne walking close to his home in Poole , Dorset , clutching a bag containing what looks like a bottle of gin . The midfielder , who retired from football in 2004 , was wearing a coat , but no shirt underneath , and appeared to have sores around his mouth . He was also pictured going into a local Oddbins off-licence and posed for a photograph with a member of staff and a bottle of lemonade . The new pictures come as the former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United star recently joked about his addiction problems saying : ' I 've been on a whiskey diet – I lost three days ! ' The star , put his recent stint in hospital following an apparent alcohol binge down to 'just to a little blip ' The 47-year-old , who was briefly sectioned for his own safety in October , has had a lengthy battle with alcohol and drugs . The star , who put his recent stint in hospital following an apparent alcohol binge down to 'just to a little blip ' , insisted other photos of him shopping in a off-licence last month did n't mean he had resorted to his old habits . He told TV presenters Robbie Savage and Darren Fletcher on the BT Sport show : ' I was only buying cigarettes . ' As well as making light of his dark times , the footballer also touched on the struggles of being in the spotlight . Just last week , Gascoigne appeared in good spirits on BT Sport 's Fletch and Sav show and joked about his alcohol problems . Gascoigne , who retired from football in 2004 , was joined by fellow guest Russell Brand on the show and opened up about his struggles with alcoholism . He told fellow guests Jimmy Greaves and Russell Brand how his fundamental aim on a football pitch was to 'entertain the fans , win them over ' , but admitted that sometimes it all became too intense for him . He also admitted that even today 'it 's sometimes hard to go to games ' because he ends up 'analysing myself . ' He added : ' I drive myself nuts . What would I have done there ? ' In December last year , Gascoigne was spotted popping to an off-licence in east London , although it was n't clear whether he bought anything at the store . The former England , Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle footballer was also spotted emerging from an off-licence in east London in December last year . However , it was clear in the photos that he did n't buy alcohol . Last year , the ex-footballer was spotted looking downcast as he put the bins out outside his home in the wealthy Sandbanks area of Poole , Dorset , wearing a blue dressing gown , tartan pyjama bottoms and slippers . While a month earlier he was pictured looking downcast as he put the bins out in front his property in the wealthy Sandbanks area of Dorset , wearing a blue dressing gown , tartan pyjama bottoms and slip-on shoes . The former professional footballer was hospitalised in October last year , during which he was placed on a three-day emergency detox . The star , who made 57 appearances for England , was first sectioned under the Mental Health Act in 2008 following an incident at a Newcastle hotel . His latest sectioning in the early hours of October 24 came following an apparent alcohol binge . Gascoigne , who gave some of his best years to Spurs from 1988 to 1992 , celebrates an FA Cup semi-final win . During his time in hospital , he is said to have taken the opportunity to improve his health and fitness by doing up to 800 press-ups , sit-ups and squats every day . Gascoigne , who now prays every morning , claimed he had only drunk for one year out of the last 18 and admitted he was lucky to have nipped his relapses in the bud quickly . Last month , he admitted that 'the only person who can save me is me ' , and vowed to stay on the straight and narrow after listening to doctors ' warnings that alcohol will kill him .
New pictures have emerged of Paul Gascoigne walking near his home . The former England footballer appears to be carrying a bottle of gin . 47-year-old visited an off licence wearing a coat with no shirt underneath . Comes just a week after he insisted he had not fallen off the wagon . Gascoigne has had a lengthy and well documented battle with alcohol and drugs .