Early Life
Rickitt was born in Crewe, Cheshire, the youngest of four brothers. His father is co-owner of an estate agency. Rickitt was educated at Sedbergh School, a boarding school in Cumbria.
Rickitt has spoken publicly about suffering from bulimia in his teenage years and about how male sufferers have largely been neglected.
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