Inside Corrie’s Simon Gregson’s hellish booze and drugs battle – all-night benders, driving bans and 5am whisky sessions
thesun.co.ukHE'S a Weatherfield stalwart, having played a teen heartthrob, womaniser and now long-suffering husband to Tracy Barlow. But Steve McDonald actor Simon Gregson's life away from Coronation Street has seen its own fair share of drama.
Last week the 47-year-old star was quizzed by police after an alleged bust-up following a boozy day out at Aintree. Bouncers allegedly pinned him to the ground following the altercation outside a Toby Carvery, opposite the Grand National racecourse, reports The Mirror.
It came just a week after The Sun On Sunday revealed Simon was asked to leave a Manchester bar after taking off his shirt and dancing on a platform at a co-star's leaving do.
Here we reveal how the party-loving star has struggled with alcohol and cocaine abuse in the past - but refuses to jack in his beloved booze. .css-16e4f55{margin:16px 0;}.css-u6yh49{background-color:rgba(246,242,249,1);margin:16px 0;}.css-1tapza8{padding:20px 15px;}.css-1bk4jdt{padding:20px.
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