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Michelle Heaton: Vodka at 7AM & Fighting Back
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- May 16, 2026
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Summary
This week on One For The Road , Dave is joined by Liberty X star Michelle Heaton for one of the rawest and most brutally honest conversations of the series. From pop fame, red carpets and chart success to addiction, intervention, rehab and rock bottom — Michelle opens up about the reality behind the headlines. She speaks candidly about living with the BRCA gene, undergoing a double mastectomy and hysterectomy, the identity crisis that followed, and how alcohol and cocaine slowly took over her life. Michelle shares the terrifying depths of addiction, drinking vodka at 7am, hiding bottles around the house, pushing away the people she loved most and reaching a point where she genuinely believed she was going to die. Now sober and rebuilding her life one day at a time, Michelle talks about recovery, boundaries, motherhood, self-worth and finding hope after complete chaos. This episode is fearless, heartbreaking, funny in places and deeply inspiring — a conversation about survival, sobriety and what happens when you finally decide you want to live. If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/ or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/ Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice, and links for Michelle. https://www.instagram.com/wonderwomanshel/ https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services https://nacoa.org.uk/ https://alcoholchange.org.uk/ Show producer- Daniella Attanasio Instagram - @Daniellattanasio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.