Jill Halfpenny has opened up about her struggles with alcohol, revealing that seeing another actress at her first AA meeting was a pivotal moment in her journey to sobriety.
The actress, known for her roles in EastEnders and her victory on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014, candidly discusses how she turned to binge drinking as a means to "escape" and "stop thinking" after the traumatic loss of her father at a young age.
The mother-of-one, who recently starred in Channel 5's The Cuckoo, admits that acknowledging she needed help wasn't easy, reports the Mirror.
Now teetotal for over ten years, Jill reflects: "I began to see that I became a different person when I drank and I didn't always like who I became." READ MORE: Jay Slater missing in Tenerife LIVE updates as desperate search for teen continues She adds, "For a long time, alcohol had helped me escape, to stop thinking.
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