'THE ONLY ANSWER WAS TO STOP DRINKING

Former Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh tells us about ending her destructive relationship with alcohol

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As a regular fixture on Bafta Award-winning reality show Made in Chelsea, Millie Mackintosh was once party-girlin-chief. A descendant of the Mackintosh family who invented Quality Street, she was known for gallivanting around West London while a camera crew followed closely, capturing every moment of high drama for the TV screen.

After Millie left the show in 2013, she seamlessly made the transition from privileged 20-something to glamorous social influencer, showcasing a picture-perfect lifestyle to her million Instagram followers.

In 2020, she and her husband, Made in Chelsea alumnus Hugo Taylor, welcomed their first daughter, Sienna, followed by Aurelia in 2021. Life looked good.

Yet this shiny exterior camouflaged a complex, tumultuous relationship with alcohol that Millie, now 35, has bravely shared in her new book Bad Drunk, co-written with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon.

It was born of her decision to stop drinking for good in the summer of 2022, after her drinking habits almost cost Millie her marriage, as she explains.

"I look back now and see the harm I was causing not only myself, but also my relationship," she tells HELLO! in an exclusive interview about her decision to go sober almost three years ago.

"Unless I stopped drinking, the arguments would not have stopped.

The only answer was to stop drinking."

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