EASTENDERS’ Sid Owen today lifts the lid on his cocaine and booze binges and romps with groupies. The star, 49, battled a drug habit after a tough childhood and says: “I’m proud I’m still alive.” I…
EASTENDERS’ Sid Owen today lifts the lid on his cocaine and booze binges and romps with groupies.Sid Owen told of his incredible drug-fuelled showbiz lifeIn a sensational interview he admits he “lapped it up” when female soap fans threw themselves at him.
The star, a soap regular from the age of 16, once admitted snorting up to 20 lines of cocaine a day as his fame soared. Asked if he still drinks alcohol, Sid, who swims and runs up to six days a week, said: “Not really. Not so much now. I’m into my fitness.”Sid had groupies at his beck and call in his 20s. He dated ex-EastEnders’ pal Nick Berry’s sister Amanda, and later found himself single and playing the field.He admits: “There were . Amanda kept me on the straight and narrow. But the times I was single, I lapped it up. Every bloke that’s single would do it.
He said: “I didn’t want anything to do with him.” When Porky died, a relative contacted EastEnders to ask if Sid wanted to go to the funeral. It was a firm “No”.Mum Joan, 35, died from cervical cancer in November 1979 when Sid was just seven. His extended family thought he was too young to attend the funeral.Sid says writing the new book has helped him come to terms with his troubled past.
Dopey mechanic Ricky wed fiery Bianca Jackson who famously screamed “Rickaay!” on a regular basis. Ricky had three stints in the soap and was last seen in 2012.
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