United Kingdom, July 1 -- Drake Bell wants the public to allow celebrities to have "redemption" over their past mistakes.

The 39-year-old actor endured a number of personal struggles in the years after he found fame as a child on Nickelodeon, but achieved sobriety after entering rehab in 2023, and believes that those in the public eye should be afforded the same chance for "reinvention" as those who are not famous.

Speaking on the Tea Time with Raven and Miranda spin-off Miranda Moments, he said: "With the way that the public...think about people in your life. There's always a bad apple in your family, it's like 'God, if Jimmy could just get his act together...'

"How many people in your life have redeemed themselves for something? Or y...