Actress reveals why she wants to die by suicide

Claire Brosseau is suing the Canadian government for the right to die (Picture: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

A successful Canadian comedian is fighting for the right to assisted suicide – claiming she has wanted to die since she was eight.

Claire Brosseau, 48, a successful actor and talk show star, says she was diagnosed with manic depression after a drug, alcohol and sex-filled binge, aged 14.

While in elementary school, she says she wrote in her Hello Kitty diary that she wanted to die.