<p>In a candid interview with Oprah Winfrey, Rowling gave an emotional account of her battle with suicidal demons as she struggled to cope with being a single mother and an aspiring novelist before finding fame, the “Sunday Express” reported. Oprah flew to Scotland to meet 45-year-old Rowling, now worth an estimated £519 million. She asked her about her regrets in life, her critics and her husband Neil Murray, who is described as the “love of her life”.<br /><br />MJ’s offer<br /><br />In the candid hour-long interview, to be aired across the US next week, Oprah also discovers why Rowling once turned down an offer from pop star Michael Jackson, the report said.<br /><br />In fact, a trailer on chat show queen Oprah’s website says “the first self-made billionaire author in history” opens up about “depression, her biggest regrets, and the love of her life”.<br /><br />Rowling rarely gives interviews, but two years ago told a student newspaper the end of her first marriage to Jorge Arantes left her suicidal.<br /><br />Confessing she went to her GP with serious depression, she said: “We are talking suicidal thoughts here, we are not talking about, ‘I’m a little bit miserable’.”<br /><br />She said she probably ended counselling sessions too early, adding, “I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that.”<br /></p>
<p>In a candid interview with Oprah Winfrey, Rowling gave an emotional account of her battle with suicidal demons as she struggled to cope with being a single mother and an aspiring novelist before finding fame, the “Sunday Express” reported. Oprah flew to Scotland to meet 45-year-old Rowling, now worth an estimated £519 million. She asked her about her regrets in life, her critics and her husband Neil Murray, who is described as the “love of her life”.<br /><br />MJ’s offer<br /><br />In the candid hour-long interview, to be aired across the US next week, Oprah also discovers why Rowling once turned down an offer from pop star Michael Jackson, the report said.<br /><br />In fact, a trailer on chat show queen Oprah’s website says “the first self-made billionaire author in history” opens up about “depression, her biggest regrets, and the love of her life”.<br /><br />Rowling rarely gives interviews, but two years ago told a student newspaper the end of her first marriage to Jorge Arantes left her suicidal.<br /><br />Confessing she went to her GP with serious depression, she said: “We are talking suicidal thoughts here, we are not talking about, ‘I’m a little bit miserable’.”<br /><br />She said she probably ended counselling sessions too early, adding, “I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that.”<br /></p>