Michelle Heaton was left in tears live on Loose Women as she bravely shared a letter written to her from husband Hugh Hanley as she battled her alcohol addiction last year.
In April last year, it was revealed that Liberty X star Michelle, who first shot to fame on Popstars back in 2000, had entered The Priory, having seen her drink problem spiral over lockdown. Posting on the steps of the famous rehab facility with Hugh and the couple's two children Faith and AJ, vowing to seize her 'second chance of life.'
Last month Gateshead born singer Michelle who has previously revealed she was 'left at death's door,' by her addiction, celebrated a full year of being sober and appeared as a guest on Thursday's Loose Women to open up on how tackling her addiction has changed her life made her feel 'free,' while also admitting feelings of guilt for how the impact her drinking had on her family when she was at her worst. Michelle, 42, told host Charlene White and panellists Linda Robson, Sunetra Sarker and Jane Moore: Drinking occupied my every waking moment. This is actually so much easier. I no longer have those knots in my stomach and instead I now have this really happy sense of being."