Sheridan Smith reveals she’s quit alcohol after a string of public meltdowns which culminated in her accusing her fiance’s mother of killing one of her pet dogs
Sheridan Smith has revealed she’s gone teetotal after a string of public meltdowns in the wake of her father Colin’s death, who passed away in 2016.
The actress, 37, made the decision to quit alcohol as she ‘fell apart completely’ in recent months following years of offstage troubles.
Reflecting on her woes, Cilla star Sheridan admitted she had been ‘drunk and emotional’ last month when she told her 670,000 Twitter followers that fiancé Jamie Horn’s ‘nut job mum’ had killed one of her beloved dog.
Ditching booze: Sheridan Smith has revealed she’s gone teetotal after a string of public meltdowns in the wake of her father Colin’s death, who passed away in 2016
In a candid interview with The Telegraph’s Stella magazine, the West End star explained: ‘I was supposed to be a celebrity but I couldn’t do it right. I drank pints and made rude jokes and was brilliant at saying the wrong thing.’
She added: ‘I was drunk, upset, emotional and angry and… Can you believe I, of all people, went and put it on Insta again.
‘How many times can I rant off on Insta and regret it and then do it again? I’m such a k***.
The screen star quickly deleted the post and later clarified that her Pomeranian called Panny had been killed by another dog.
Candid: The actress, 37, made the decision to quit alcohol as she ‘fell apart completely’ in recent months following years of offstage troubles (pictured with fiancé Jamie Horn)
Honest: The Cilla star admitted she had been ‘drunk and emotional’ last month when she said her fiancé Jamie Horn’s ‘nut job mum’ had killed one of her beloved dog (pictured with Panny)
Sheridan, who has struggled with depression for years, met Jamie, 28, on mobile dating app Tinder 18 months ago, and now lives with him at her country home in Kent.
On giving up the booze, she said: ‘You can’t do it without support but Jamie knows and I know I’m so much better for not drinking.’
The blonde insisted she now feels stable and credits the support of her fiancé and – she has 12 dogs, four donkeys, two pot-bellied pigs, two horses and two goats.
New lifestyle: On giving up the booze, she said: ‘You can’t do it without support but Jamie knows and I know I’m so much better for not drinking’ (pictured in 2016)
Happier times: The TV star admitted she ‘couldn’t cope’ when her late dad Colin was diagnosed with cancer (pictured together in 2011)
Elsewhere in the discussion, she revealed her anxiety battle left her ‘screaming on the inside’ and nearly destroyed her BAFTA-winning acting career.
The actress admitted she ‘couldn’t cope’ when her late dad Colin was diagnosed with cancer while she was juggling playing the lead role in the musical Funny Girl.
Sheridan explained she was under a lot of pressure when people expected to hear how happy she was because her acting career was flourishing but in reality she felt ‘lonely and scared’.
Woes: Elsewhere in the discussion, she revealed her anxiety battle left her ‘screaming on the inside’ and nearly destroyed her BAFTA-winning acting career
During the 2016 run of Funny Girl, she missed curtain calls and the show’s promoters blamed her behaviour on ‘technical difficulties’.
Speculation was rife that the award-winning actress was drunk on stage which she has always vehemently denied.
Her anxiety spiraled out of control when her beloved father Colin passed away aged 80 at the end of 2016.
Struggle: The West End star explained she was under a lot of pressure when people expected to hear how happy she was because her acting career was flourishing
The musical theatre star explained it ‘killed’ her that she couldn’t talk to anyone about how she really felt.
Fast forward two years, Sheridan has thrown herself into rehearsing for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat musical.
The show will open on June 27 at the London Palladium.
Moving on: Fast forward two years, Sheridan has thrown herself into rehearsing for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat musical
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