Coronation Street actress Sue Cleaver says she no longer has “any fear around alcohol” and does not think she is dependent on it. Best known for playing the outspoken and uncomplicated Eileen Grimshaw on the ITV soap since 2000, Cleaver has previously been outspoken about the health benefits of cutting down on her wine consumption and its impact on her weight loss. Cleaver is Prima’s November issue cover star, and she spoke to the magazine about her drink intake.
“I don’t have any fear around alcohol any more, and that is really freeing,” she said. “I never imagined getting to that state. I thought I had a dependency.
I thought I couldn’t get by without having a glass of wine at night. I thought life wouldn’t be great without a glass of wine. Sue Cleaver was interviewed for the November issue of Prima (Prima/Nicky Johnston/PA) Sue Cleaver was interviewed for the November issue of Prima (Prima/Nicky Johnston/PA) The 61-year-old also reflected on her age.
Cleaver said: “There are so many people my age who I speak to that are depressed about reaching 60. You feel like this is the end of the line, that everything goes down from here. “I absolutely don’t feel that way.
I just feel like the world really is my oyster now, and there’s so much available out there. There’s so much that you can do.” She also said she “really struggled with my identity” when she was younger, as she was adopted.
Sue Cleaver graces the cover of Prima magazine’s November .