Ryan Thomas has been drinking two bottles of red wine a night.
Ryan Thomas
The former 'Coronation Street' actor admitted he has been "finding any excuse to have a drink" during a frank chat with his younger 32-year-old twin brothers Adam and Scott.
Speaking on the 'Mancs on the Mic' podcast Ryan, 36, said: "I’m literally just finding any excuse to have a drink.
"It’s like, everything’s all or nothing, so it’s not even like I have a couple of drinks. I’ll have two bottles of red wine and I’m like, 'Why?'
"I’ve got to get up tomorrow and I’ve got a routine with Roman and with Lucy and I’ve got commitments and I've got jobs coming up that I need to be focused for.' "
Ryan - who has son Roman with fiance Lucy Mecklenburgh - admitted he has struggled with the "constant battle".
He added: "It’s just a constant battle man, and I hate it, I hate myself for it."
The conversation prompted his brother Adam to open up on his own relationship with alcohol.
The former 'Emmerdale' star said: "It’s not even every weekend – it’s any excuse to have a drink.
"I remember growing up and we all saw our mum – she’d literally have a bottle of wine every night.
"And I’d just think, 'How are you sat on the couch on your own having a bottle of wine, having a glass of wine, in front of the telly?' And I turned into that person.”
Early last year, 'Love Island' star Scott went sober to "break the cycle", while their mother Gail Waring has stopped drinking.
Ryan doesn't think he'll ever stop because of how much he enjoys the social side, although he doesn't want booze to "take over" his life.
However, Adam added: “I’ve got to do something about this before it’s too late."
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