I’d drink 40 gin and tonics a DAY before getting sober – I feel sexier now I’ve ditched booze, reveals Tina Malone
FORMER Shameless star Tina Malone has said she once drunk "30 to 40 gin and tonics" at a time.
The actress, 60, made the shocking revelation as she revealed she now abstains from alcohol.
Tina told how she is now 25 years sober as she recalled how bad things previously were.
She told magazine: "My biggest vice was always the drink and now I'm 25 year sober. Do I miss it? No I don't."
While these days Tina isn't drawn to drink or drugs, she admitted she can't abstain from food.
She said: "It's a battle for me."
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The star, who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother back in 2009, made headlines with her dramatic weight loss.
She dropped a whopping 12-stone after undergoing gastric band surgery.
It resulted in Tina going from a size 26 to an incredible size six.
Tina also boasted about the wild sex she now has with her toyboy hubby Paul Chase.
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Despite being together for 13 years their spark hasn't went away.
Tina told magazine "Sex just gets better as you get older, I'm 60, so I'm comfortable with myself.
“I like to think I'm accomplished at most things in my life now - and that applies in the bedroom too! Paul and I still have so much passion, after 13 years you know each other so well.
“He still gives me butterflies!”
Tina and Paul, who share daughter Flame, briefly split in 2020 after a difficult period in her life – but they have since reconciled and are happier than ever.
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