23 June 2025<\/time>\n <\/p>\nAshley Walters has likened conquering his addiction issues to breaking up with a partner.<\/p>\n
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Ashley Walters has opened up about kicking his alcohol addiction<\/p>\n
\nThe former So Solid Crew star, 42, spent two decades battling alcohol addiction but he’s been sober for five years since kicking the habit during a stint in rehab and he’s revealed that during his treatment he wrote a letter to the “disease” as they parted ways.<\/p>\n
\nHe told Men’s Health magazine: “Alcoholism is a disease. I didn\u2019t realise until I got some professional help that it centres in the mind. It\u2019s not the drug or drink of choice that\u2019s the issue. <\/p>\n
\n“The easy part is to stop consuming alcohol, or whatever. The hard part is dealing with the problem in your head. But if you don\u2019t remedy that part, you\u2019re always going to end up going back to drinking because that problem still exists.”<\/p>\n
\nHe added: “I remember I was in rehab and I wrote a letter to my addiction like a relationship gone wrong. I was like: ‘Unfortunately, we\u2019ve got to part ways’.”<\/p>\n
\nAshley explained he first turned to booze to help him deal with social situations that made him feel awkward and it spiralled out of control, saying: “I became the life of the party. I had some sort of control. I was fearless.<\/p>\n
\n“People may not like me saying it, but for a minute alcohol was the cure to the biggest problem that I felt I had. But the thing is, alcohol or drugs\u2019 main aim is to isolate you. Its main aim is to take everything away from you, so it has you by yourself and then at that point, it tries to kill you.”<\/p>\n
\nSince giving up booze, Ashley now tries to challenge himself by embracing social situations that were previously difficult for him.<\/p>\n
\nHe explained: “I turn up now and force myself into situations that I probably would have shied away from before, just to test how good I am at striking up conversations or being around people.”<\/p>\n
\nAshley – who is dad to seven children as well as a step-son – now has a happy home life and recently revealed he gathered his family around for regular Sunday lunches where they can talk about their life and their problems.<\/p>\n
\n He told the Daily Mail newspaper: “Have Sunday lunch with your kids and lock their devices away. That\u2019s what we do. <\/p>\n
\n“Every Sunday my wife puts our children\u2019s devices in a safe and we all have lunch together and talk. … <\/p>\n
\n“A problem shared is a problem halved. It\u2019s real. It works. If we can talk about it, it can make us less angry. We talk about a problem and we can be less depressed about it.”<\/p>\n
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