Personal Life
Bedingfield was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which he said has been reflected in his songwriting.
While on holiday visiting his parents in New Zealand, Bedingfield nearly lost his life in a serious horse accident. As a result, he was left with severe head and neck injuries because of the horse stamping on him. These injuries required him to wear a head brace and took six months to heal. Daniel used the lyrics in his most famous song 'Gotta Get Thru This' as inspiration and did in fact 'get through it'.
His parents are leadership trainers and mentors in the voluntary sector and business world. His mother, Molly Bedingfield, is founder and CEO of Global Angels, of which Daniel is one of the International Executive Directors. Bedingfield also helped to launch the Stop the Traffik coalition against modern day slavery.
Bedingfield is a Pentecostal Christian, but has said, "I find that when people hear that I'm a Christian they expect me to be extremely religious. I'm not great friends with religion I'm passionate about anything to do with God. He's quoted saying "I just had to get through this."
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