Lisa Riley admitted she never thought she'd be able to overcome her reliance on alcohol after a painful time in her life. The Emmerdale actress, 48, chatted to Ranvir Singh this Thursday, August 15, 2024, on daytime show Lorraine to discuss the latest soap drama ahead for her ITV alter ego, Mandy Dingle. After selling her services online as a financial dominatrix , the character could be set for heartbreak as she gears up to marry Paddy Kirk, played by Dominic Brunt .
But while drama is rife in the Yorkshire Dales, Lisa Riley had her own share of heartache off-screen as she told the presenter about her sobriety battle, revealing she would celebrate a milestone in her sobriety journey . "You've got an anniversary coming up on Monday, haven't you?", Ranvir said, launching the conversation, prompting Lisa to acquiesce. "I'm nine years sober.
I just stopped drinking for the good and better for me. I prefer me now, sober. I never thought I'd be sat here with you now saying that this coming Monday I'm going to be nine years sober.
" Ranvir then questioned her over what triggered her to stop drinking to which Lisa replied: "I was self-medicating with alcohol, I wasn't sleeping because I'd lost my mum. I wasn't coping very well and then, getting up early for work, you have to go to bed because you're going to be knackered." "A bottle and a half, two bottles of Malbec helped completely in those times and it's just a game I played with myself, and I was like: 'I'm going to try and get t.