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Confessions of a celebrity 'wine mum': My glamorous life was Daily Mail fodder - but I could never stop at 'just one glass'. I would drive my kids to school over the limit and once did something so shameful in an Uber that it haunts me to this day...
My head is pounding, everything hurts. Then, voices at the door: 'Mum! We're going to be late for school!' I quickly check the Daily Mail for stories about the night before. Nothing. I'd got away with it - again.
But 20 minutes later, I was driving my kids to school, white knuckles clasping the steering wheel, trying not to vomit in a plastic bag, and definitely still over the limit after yet another evening of 'just one drink'. You may think I was leading a glamourous, charmed life, but I can assure you, once the makeup was off, the front door closed and the curtain came down, I was just another lonely, sad and depressed 'wine mum' struggling to keep my head above water. I had worked hard in my career and felt I deserved the attention and accolades - but no one warned me with fame comes the pressure to be perfect, funny, beautiful, clever and successful at everything you do, from your job to the way you look and dress, to the way you bring up your children.
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