His 20-year stint as one of Britain’s best-loved soap characters has always been a source of pride for Kevin Kennedy. But the actor is about to hit another milestone for which is he prouder still… 25 years sober.
Kevin played loveable Norman “Curly” Watts on Coronation Street from 1983 to 2003, but while he became a fans’ favourite on screen he was secretly battling a self-destructive addiction to alcohol behind the scenes.
He turned his life around after collapsing and being rushed to hospital in May 1998. Yet while Kevin, now 61, acknowledges this year is an important one on his recovery journey, he says he won’t be making a big thing of it.
