Carol McGiffin has opened up about her secret booze battle.
The former Loose Women star has revealed she can drink two bottles of wine a night.
Speaking in her column for Best magazine Carol, 57, admitted she finds it difficult to deal with the effects of alcohol the following day.
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Carol wrote: “Every time I get drunk, I say I’m never drinking again, but I always do.
“So I’ll just say I’m not going to drink any more. But I’m not going to drink any less, either.”
Speaking about her sister Tracy, who tragically passed away from cancer in January, she said: “We had some riotous times back then, we were really badly behaved, and got up to some terrible things.
“We had a lot of holidays too, to Spain and Greece.
“She wasn’t really a drinker, but I always got her drunk somehow.”
The star was left heartbroken earlier this year after losing her sister just four months after she was diagnosed.
She wrote in her magazine column back in January: “When my little sister, Tracy, was diagnosed four months ago, it didn’t seem real.
“I knew she was going to die, but I kind of hoped that it would be later… like, years away.
“Now, when I find myself saying the words, ‘My sister died last weekend,’ it still doesn’t seem real.
“Perhaps because it hasn’t properly sunk in yet, or that I’m just not ready to believe it.”
Carol herself had battled breast cancer after being diagnosed in 2014 but was given the all clear in 2015.
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Speaking about the horrific disease last year Carol said: “Cancer is scary, but I don’t see the point of getting emotional about it.
“So when my sister, Tracy, found a lump in her left breast – just like mine – three months ago, I said, ‘Right – we’ll find out what the treatment is, deal with it, and you’ll be fine’.
“But she wasn’t fine. I think, deep down, Tracy knew it was bad news.”
Meanwhile Carol hinted at a possible return to ITV’s Loose Women – which she starred on from 2003 to 2013 – but only on one condition.
She admitted she would make a comeback only if “certain panellists were let go”.
A fan, showing their support after Carol lost her sister, tweeted the star saying: “Chin up Carol I Loved U on Loose Women Do u think u would ever go back? Hope u Don’t mind me asking xx (sic).”
Carol replied: “Chin is up as far as it will go.”
She then added: “And yes, I would go back but only if certain panellist were let go.x (sic).”
We would love to see Carol back on the panel. She would definitely shake it up!