I’m A Celeb star Seann Walsh reveals his struggles in life and with booze came from having heroin addict dad

I’M A CELEBRITY’S Seann Walsh has opened up about his struggle with sobriety – blaming it on being raised by a drug-addicted father.

The stand-up comedian was a late addition to the ITV series alongside Matt Hancock, and has declared he wants the show to “draw a line” over the Strictly kiss scandal that derailed his career.



I’m A Celeb star Seann Walsh reveals his struggles in life and with booze came from having heroin addict dad
Seann has opened up about his life with a drug-addicted father

I’m A Celeb star Seann Walsh reveals his struggles in life and with booze came from having heroin addict dad
Seann entered the camp alongside Matt Hancock

He credits the situation for him hitting “rock bottom” and, as he prepares to become a dad for the first time himself, he’s turned his life around, dealing with his reliance on alcohol and his prior life choices.

According to The Mirror, he said: “This idea of structure in my life, this was one of the things I had to grapple with, after the Strictly stuff, you kind of realise that life couldn’t continue the way it was. Something had to give.

“The booze had to go and I had to try to rebuild my life and I went to therapy and therapy was about trying to find order and structure and all this stuff.”

Admitting in the chat he sometimes finds the therapy “eye-rolling”, he added that it made him realise it stems back to life with his father, who was addicted to heroin.

“If your dad’s a heroin addict you’re not going to be someone who wakes up in the morning and does a to-do list,” he said. “That organisation isn’t going to be there.”

Seann has now quit drinking, and has been dating girlfriend Grace Adderley since 2019, with whom he is now expecting a baby.

He revealed his news during an Instagram Live with an unnamed pal while on tour.

And when he was asked: “So you’re gonna be a dad?” he replied: “Yeah” prompting his pal to respond: “That’s worrying.”

Seann was then seen saying to the camera: “Unbelievable. Everyone else has been really nice, that’s the worst response yet.”

Grace is a dance teacher and choreographer, who isn’t part of the limelight. It’s not known how far along Grace is in her pregnancy.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here airs weeknights at 9pm on ITV.



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