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Sam Cook

Former Strictly star celebrates seven years sober with powerful Instagram post

Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant and Emmerdale star Lisa Riley has celebrated seven years of sobriety. The actress, who is best known for her role as Mandy Dingle in the ITV soap, shared the news with her followers on Instagram and Twitter with a photo of the number 7.

Lisa, 46, began captioning the post: "LUCKY 7... TODAY. I CELEBRATE VERY VERY VERY PROUDLY 7 YEARS SOBER….it’s only fair I put it brightly in the spotlight….Living a life to to the absolute fullest. Smiling from ear to ear.

"I don’t hide behind anything - Not needing “liquid courage”……I have conversations because I want to, not because I’m bored - and let me please admit my favourite, I laugh naturally…."

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