He’s known as the comical Chatty Man, having made us laugh on-screen since the early noughties. But for many years, behind closed doors, Alan, 43, had to deal with his husband Paul Drayton’s alcoholism, which almost broke their relationship.
The pair started dating back in 2006, with Paul proposing during a holiday to Indonesia in 2016. They tied the knot in 2018 – with Alan’s close pal, charttopping singer Adele officiating.
But, while Alan has described their wedding day as the best day of his life, it took a long time for the couple to get their happy ending.
Downward spiral
For the first time, Alan has now described the painful journey to get former party planner Paul to sobriety. Explaining how their ‘social drinking’ spiralled, Alan told the Daily Mail, ‘I mean, we drank drank. We’d wheel in the drinks globe after Chatty Man andfinish whatever was in it. Our attitude was, “It’s a Monday. Let’s have a rosé”.’
Realising Paul had a problem, Alan added, ‘It’s horrible when you realise how bad it’s got. You’re watching someone kill themselves.
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