EMMERDALE star Danny Miller has emotionally celebrated one year of sobriety.
The Aaron Dingle actor, 35, has opened up about not having beer, or any other alcoholic drink, for 365 days.
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Emmerdale’s Danny Miller has celebrated one year of sobriety Credit: Instagram/ danny_b_miller
Danny is known for playing Aaron Dingle in ITV soap Emmerdale Credit: ITV
Explaining how he was the “biggest drinker” within his group of mates, and recalling how he would be hungover and distant around his children – the soap star was keen to turn his life around.
“Hi, I’m Danny. I’m 35. And today marks one year of sobriety. One year since I last had a drink,” the father-of-three bravely said in a video shared on Instagram.
“One year of reinventing myself for my family, trying to be better for myself, my children, for my wife, for my family.
“It’s an emotional day for me, because I never in a million years believed this was achievable, genuinely.
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He touched on wanting to be sober for his family in his moving video Credit: Instagram
Danny and his wife Steph have three children. Credit: Instagram
“A year to the day. A Friday. That was always the thing that stuck in my mind ‘who gives up drink on a Friday’ – well, me.”
He went on to say: “Steph has been my absolute rock throughout it, despite me itching for a drink every now and again.”
Danny urged: “I’m not an alcoholic by any means.
“This is out to better myself for my family, for my career, for my children.
“Mainly I wanted them to get the best version of me without me being frustrated that they were there and present when I wasn’t during a hangover.
“And it became too much, I became distant from them.”
Danny then explained that when they would plan family days out, he would have to check if there was a bar nearby.
“I’ve now changed,” Danny affirmed.
The soap actor said how he was previously “the biggest drinker” and always the first one with a beer.
He explained how a colleague of his encouraged him to go one year without beer, with him now crediting sobriety to having a better career and family life.
His on-screen sister-in-law Isabel Hodgins penned: “So so proud of you x.”
Andi Peters wrote: “Well done DM!”
Belle Dingle actress Eden Taylor-Draper added: “Amazing.”
Love Island‘s Scott Thomas said: “Class work brother.”
While someone else emotionally wrote: “You’ve made me cry. Absolutely incredible Danny.”
And another penned: “So proud of you!!! So inspiring.”
