Hollyoaks’ Stephanie Davis has said she’d be “dead” if it wasn’t for son Caben-Albi.
The actress, who plays Sinead O’Connor in the Channel 4 soap, told OK! Magazine she felt “so suicidal” when she hit rock bottom following her split from Caben’s father, Jeremy McConnell.
But it was 21-month-old Caben that gave her the incentive to survive.
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Posing alongside Caben in a new photoshoot, Stephanie said: “Although I look after him, he’s looked after me more than he knows. If it wasn’t for him I would have been dead and buried a long time ago. I was so suicidal, but he kept me going.
“He’s my little angel and I’ll be honest with him about everything. I’m proud of my journey and I’m glad that I’m an addict because the programme makes you a better person. I can say I’m a good person now.”
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Stephanie checked into a rehab programme for alcohol addiction last year.
She told the magazine she has an “addictive personality” and was also diagnosed with depression, post-natal depression and post-traumatic stress disorder following a difficult time.
Her rocky on-off romance with Jeremy, which began in the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2016, was widely documented, making daily headlines until they called it off for good last year.
When asked for her thoughts on Jeremy now, she said: “I don’t feel anything. I used to, but now I don’’’’”
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