Shane Richie had therapy to try to rid himself of a "fiery temper".
Shane Richie had therapy to rid himself of a 'fiery temper'
The 'EastEnders' actor has admitted he used to "lose [his] s*** really quickly" at times, and believes he may have got that from his "very abusive" father, so he had counselling to try to change his ways.
Speaking on Kaye Adams' podcast 'How to be 60', she said: "There are a couple of traits I did have which I think I got from my dad and I went to counselling to try to sort them out.
"I had a bit of a fiery temper. If things didn’t go the way I wanted them to go I’d lose my s*** really quickly and I knew I needed to nip that in the bud.
"I’m constantly working on that. I do think about it a lot."
Shane also doesn't drink to ensure he doesn't turn into his "angry drunk" dad.
He added: "I find myself thinking, 'Oh God, that’s what my dad would have done, what a k***. Come on, snap out of it, Shane, that’s not you.'
"He was a drunk, he was very abusive physically and verbally. He was constantly angry, he liked the drink - he was an angry drunk.
"Thankfully I’m not. I don’t drink any more. If I do, I’ll have half a lager."
Shane - who has sons Shane Jr, 34, and Jake, 30 with his first wife, 'Loose Women' star Coleen Nolan, and three children, Mackenzie, 17, Lolita, 15, and Romani-Skye, 11, with second wife Christie Goddard - left home at 15 to get away from his dad, but he regrets leaving his younger brother Dean.
He said: "I left home at 15 and cut all ties. The one regret I have was leaving my brother ... When I left, he was only 11 and he got the brunt of it.
"I still have regrets. We don’t have the relationship I wish we had. I probably talk to him once or twice a year."
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