Emmerdale's Lisa Riley has been supported by fans as she marked a special milestone.
The soap star is renowned for her role as Mandy Dingle on the long-running show. Lisa regularly keeps fans updated with her life away from the fictional Yorkshire town and has previously opened up on her booze hell.
Lisa quit alcohol as she admitted she was using drink as a "comfort blanket" to cope with the grief of losing her mum to cancer at the age of 57. She told the One for the Road podcast how her house was left "looking like a squat" after wild parties with her friends.
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Lisa decided to change her lifestyle and has taken to Instagram today to proudly reveal she is now seven years sober. She said: "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….
She continued: "Loving that I’m living a clear, real, honest, sincere, true existence….There is never a day where I wake up and feel like I’m not ME….with a built in “natural courage” that has the confidence to say, “if you don’t like me….well so be it.
"I couldn’t care less, not one tiny inch what people think, and I love that, confidence and positivity puts the biggest spring in my step….Because for so so so many years I hid behind “drunk me” as I wasn’t happy. But happiness now flows through my veins….not Malbec."
Fans flooded the comments to support Lisa after the update.
Paige said: "CONGRATS!! SO PROUD"
Martelle added: "Love this!!"
Lorraine posted: "Well done you beautiful lady"
Helen said: "Congratulations, a massive milestone achievement"
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