Adrian Chiles has drank alcohol every day since he turned 15.
The 51-year-old TV presenter has revealed that although he’s been drinking for the past 36 years, he managed to convince himself for a long time that he didn’t have a problem.
Adrian, who has just filmed a documentary about alcohol for the BBC, shared: "I’ve been drinking for 36 years since I was 15, more or less every day.
"I’ve worked out that if I lined up every drink I’ve ever had, the row of glasses would stretch beyond two-and-a-half miles – the length of 44 football pitches. Yet somehow I’d convinced myself I didn’t have a problem."
The former ‘Daybreak’ host admitted that because his drinking never led to disasters, he never considered it to be a serious issue.
He told The Sun newspaper: "Hardly any of my many friends or acquaintances would say I have a problem, either.
"And actually that’s been the problem – it never looked like I had a problem.
"I rarely drank during the day or stayed up very late drinking.
"Neither did I do much drinking on my own, or regularly drink vast amounts at one sitting. I never got into fights, or woke up with strangers, and I’ve never really suffered with hangovers.
"The result of all this is that, as police say when they’re moving crowds away from the scene of an accident, ‘There’s nothing to see here.’"
Despite this, Adrian now acknowledges that his drinking has become a serious concern.
He explained: "It turns out, I’m not completely OK.
"For sure, I’m not sleeping on a park bench with my life in tatters, but evidence that alcohol has taken its toll was all around me once I started looking.
"I have four significant health issues – I’m a bit overweight and I take medication for high blood pressure, reflux and anxiety.
"It’s likely I’d suffer a lot less with all of those things if I didn’t drink."
Adrian Chiles: I’ve drank alcohol every day since turning 15
