Sky TV presenter reveals secret booze battle and says he downed litre of vodka a night before getting sober
thesun.co.ukSIMON Thomas has revealed he has been sober for a year after a secret and almost ‘deadly’ booze battle. The Sky Sports presenter, 46, told how he used to ‘think nothing’ of downing a litre of vodka a night as he fell into a ‘dark’ place following the tragic death of this first wife Gemma.
Simon turned his life around after family and friends ‘grew worried’ as he was on the 'verge of losing it all'. Now he’s opened up about how his drinking spiralled out of control - admitting he has felt ‘ashamed’ about his relationship with booze over the years as a Christian.
The star – who has since married again - told his followers: “One year ago today, I decided that as far as my relationship with alcohol was concerned – enough was enough. “For many years my relationship with drink was like quite a lot of 20-30 something men.
I didn't drink every day, I wasn't an alcoholic for at least I didn't think I was ; but when I was on it - I was on it! It became an expression of me, it was all of nothing.
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