Susanna Reid has admitted 'hangxiety' and skin concerns drove her to become 'alcohol free.'The presenter, 53, discussed the health benefits she has seen since giving up booze as she spoke to Lorraine Kelly on her morning show on Thursday. Susanna, who gave up drinking in 2018, added that while she still 'enjoys a few bubbles' on very special occasions, she is '99.9 per cent alcohol free.'
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00:00 - You have a why, don't you, to do it? - Yes, yes.
00:02 And my why was a number of things, but one of them was,
00:05 I kept getting breakouts on my skin.
00:07 And my doctor said, we have a doctor here,
00:10 said it's because your alcohol dilates your blood vessels, doesn't it?
00:15 And so you get more of a blood rush to the skin,
00:18 you get that flushed look.
00:19 And actually, I was then prone to spots and breakouts, rosacea.
00:25 And so I just thought, you know, every time someone said,
00:28 oh, just have one, I think, I just don't want one on my skin.
00:32 Or more than one on my skin.
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