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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Tom Bryant

Springwatch star Chris Packham quit booze over fears he was becoming addicted

Chris Packham has told how he has quit booze over fears he was becoming addicted.

The star, who is back on ­Springwatch this month, says he has not drunk since January.

He revealed: “I was drinking too much, and too often, and I thought, ‘you’re getting addicted to this,’ and I really don’t like the idea of ­addiction. I was scared of it, I just instantaneously stopped.”

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