City trader: 'My coke dealer came to the Canary Wharf office every day at 9am'

Kent Bray talks about his high-flying City career, his rock-bottom drug addiction that nearly killed him, and his new life helping others

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Thursday 18 June 2026 9:42 am

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Thursday 18 June 2026 9:43 am

A former star City trader has opened up about a devastating cocaine addiction that devoured hundreds of thousands of pounds – and nearly killed him.Kent Bray talks to City AM Editor Christian May about his high-flying career at Citibank and his rock-bottom drug addiction. In a remarkably candid interview Bray, who mentored YouTube activist Gary Stevenson at the bank, explains how he concealed a crippling £600,000 a year drug habit from colleagues and friends; his near-death experience; recovery; sobriety and his new life as a counsellor and coach.Watch the full interview.

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