Love Island's Scott Thomas speaks candidly about battle with alcohol as he celebrates six months of sobriety

Scott  nearly lost his successful business after a Christmas blowout
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George Fenwick23 June 2020

Love Island star Scott Thomas has opened up about his struggles with alcohol abuse in a candid new video.

Posting on Instagram, Scott, who runs the Manchester-based Social PR, shared a video of himself talking about his behind-the-scenes struggle to overcome his dependence on drinking.

Scott revealed he would often get so drunk that he’d get kicked out of his own events, and he would have little memory of nights out.

“People would see me on a night out and go, ‘You was off your head last night’,” he said.

“I was like, 'Wow, I don’t even remember that'. It wasn’t me, and it really got me down for years when people thought I was something I wasn’t.”

Scott, who recently celebrated being sober for six months, revealed that an incident in December 2019 almost cost him his business.

“Last year at Christmas, I had a blow out that nearly cost me a client, it nearly cost me my business, my relationships with my team, my business partner,” he said.

“These blow outs, my body was telling me, ‘This isn’t for you anymore. You are capable of so much better and every time you want to go out and drink, I’m going to punish you'.”

After seeking the help of a therapist, Scott said he took a solo trip to Abu Dhabi, where he promised himself that he would try 12 months sober.

“I just started crying basically, because I knew that was a life changing moment for me,” he said.

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And while he was worried he would be perceived as “boring,” he has so far had no regrets.

“It’s been the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” he said. “It’s not easy. It’s been a test. I feel unstoppable now. Every single day I wake up and I know I’m moving towards my goal.”

In his caption for the video, Scott said he hoped his story would inspire others to confront their issues.

“I hope this video can help someone this morning to make a big decision they’ve been battling with because if you do your whole life can change,” he wrote.

Scott appeared in the second series of ITV2's Love Island reboot, which aired in 2016.

Having coupled up with Kady McDermott, he made it to the final and the pair finished in third place.

They continued their relationship after leaving the villa but split in late 2017.

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