‘I could drink a bottle of wine a night’
The Birds Of A Feather star discusses the weakness that put her at risk of diabetes…
Linda Robson has now gone six months without a glass of wine – some feat, considering her drinking habits in the past. Confessing she would never go a night without her favourite drink and sometimes finish an entire bottle, Linda, 59, said, ‘ When it got to 10pm it was a little bit like... there was something missing.’ The panellist had been left stunned on an episode of
Loose Women when it was revealed her monthly wine intake was the equivalent in sugar of eating 100 doughnuts!
‘I have a wine belly. If I don’t lose weight, then I might be prone to diabetes. It worried me,’ she admitted, adding, ‘It’s going to be hard, because I drink two large glasses of wine every night. I get six bottles delivered every week, just for my consumption.’
And after going cold turkey, the mum-of-three faced an uphill battle as the withdrawal symptoms kicked in.
But it wasn’t just Linda who had become concerned about her drinking. Husband Mark, along with her children Lauren, 34, Louis, 24, and Bobbie, 21, also had their concerns. Linda’s Loose
Women pal Nadia told her, ‘All your family worry about you – you’re the matriarch of your family.’
Linda’s loved ones can now relax, as the actress has swapped wine for sparkling water, and is feeling and looking better than ever, having dropped a whopping 19lb, shrinking to a trim size 12 from a size 18.
Keep up the good work, Linda!