An ITV News journalist has opened up about taking three months off work after suffering a "breakdown". Newsreader Tom Bradby took the break from work back in 2018, and now he is speaking candidly about that time. He opened up about it to Radio Times as he discussed new ITV thriller Secret Service , which was adapted from his book and stars Gemma Arterton as MI6 officer Kate Henderson. Tom said he wrote that particular novel faster than any of his other books, saying that when he reflects on the