EASTENDERS legend Adam Woodyatt has revealed he quit booze on doctor’s orders.
The actor — Albert Square’s Ian Beale — has since shed three stone, but admitted he still enjoys the smell of rum.
Adam, 53, said: “I went into hospital with a stomach issue and they pointed out my liver was probably taking a bit of a hammering.
“They said, ‘Look, give your liver a rest for six weeks, we’ll do some tests.’
“Then Covid happened and six weeks became 12 weeks.
“And I thought, ‘Do you know what — I’ve cracked this, I don’t miss it, I’m better off without it.’
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“I’m not going to say never again, but at the moment no alcohol and it’s fine.
“I still like smelling it, especially rum. I’m not so good on whisky.”
Adam left the BBC1 soap in January last year and appeared on ITV’s I’m A Celeb.
He told The Nightcap podcast one of the hardest parts of being hungry in the jungle was hearing the crew scoffing crisps.
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He added: “Honestly, you could hear flasks being opened, crisps. You were like, ‘Oh come on fellas’.”
The Sun on Sunday revealed in March Adam has been in big money talks to return to EastEnders, with bosses keen to soften the blow of Danny Dyer quitting.
