Coronation Street star Stephanie Davis reveals she was suicidal during her alcohol battle
STEPHANIE Davis has revealed she was suicidal during her battle with alcohol.
The former Hollyoaks actress recently burst back onto screens as she joined rival soap Coronation Street.
Viewers watched her character Courtney Vance arrive on the cobbles as she wasted no time in stirring up trouble.
After leaving Hollyoaks and appearing on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017, Stephanie regularly hit headlines for all the wrong reasons.
But the star has turned her life around and his now happy and healthy.
However, the mum-of-one has revealed she contemplated taking her own life during her most darkest times.
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She battled an alcohol addiction but is now sober and attending regular recovery meetings.
Speaking to The Mirror, she said: “When I was in that bad phase, I was suicidal.
“I didn’t see a way out. That’s why I love what I do now, because I can show people that if I can do it, they can too.
"I can say, ‘This is where I was, and this is what happened, and this is where I am now.’ I can help them through their journey – it’s the gift that keeps on giving.
“I’ve grown up and I’ve worked my arse off to be where I am today – hell yes, I’m proud of myself! My dad always tells me there’s one thing I am, and that’s a fighter, and I really am.”
Stephanie has a boyfriend called Joe Mckalroy, 27, a pharmaceuticals worker.
The pair started dating back in 2021.
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EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide.
It doesn't discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society - from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers.
It's the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.
Yet it's rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
That is why The Sun launched the You're Not Alone campaign.
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