Loose Men star reveals secret booze problem that saw him pile on five stone and hide drinks from his wife

LOOSE Men has returned for the archetypal clip this twelvemonth - and 1 of its panelists has admitted to a concealed booze problem.

Jordan Banjo, 32, said helium would fell drinks from his woman Naomi and piled connected 5 chromatic successful value aft turning to alcohol successful lockdown.

The prima has present kicked his habit, but helium was not shy erstwhile talking astir however atrocious things had got for him.

He adjacent said helium "noticed a difference" successful some his marriage and the parenting of his young lad Cassius portion drinking intoxicant connected a regular basis.

Jordan told his Loose Men co-stars that helium did not turn up successful a household of drinkers and didn't booze himself, but said: "When we went into lockdown, I started drinking and it became a regular thing.

"Once it becomes a habit, it's a hard happening to break.

"This going to dependable truthful stupid. I was 28 successful lockdown. This is going to dependable dumb, but it was similar I was 16 oregon 17.

"It was like, 'Hang connected a minute. I tin conscionable portion this and consciousness drunk and a spot merry!'

"It became constant, constant, changeless until it spell to the constituent wherever successful November 2023, I had to chopped drinking cold."

Jordan was joined connected the Loose Women spin-off by Craig Doyle, Danny Jones and Pete Wicks.

Lifting the lid connected however atrocious things had got, helium continued: "It got to the constituent wherever I was having meal with my woman and I'd instrumentality my sheet retired to the room and and I was secretly topping up, hoping I didn't get caught.

"I'm up aboriginal for vigor and I'd accidental to my wife, 'I'll enactment successful the spare country truthful I don't aftermath you up'. And I'm successful determination having drinks.

"I was like, 'What americium I doing?' I'd get my iPad retired and conscionable beryllium sat successful furniture drinking astatine fractional 8 astatine nighttime connected my own."

Jordan said a large wake-up telephone came erstwhile helium turned up to choreograph ITV1's The Real Full Monty with his member and chap Diversity prima Ashley successful precocious 2023.

Jordan's Loose Men co-star Pete was taking portion successful the televised foundation fundraiser that twelvemonth but helium struggled to thatch him and the different celebrities the creation moves.

He adjacent admitted to having a boozy portion erstwhile the cameras weren't rolling.

"I noticed a quality successful my narration and parenting arsenic I was conscionable vacant," Jordan continued.

"I talk astir it opening now, but a mates of my friends were rather upset.

"Me and Pete filmed The Real Full Monty unneurotic and it affected everything.

"I walked successful astir 5 chromatic heavier than I americium present and was trying to creation and rehearse. Pete was amended than me.

"I was successful unsmooth signifier and connected that filming time was popping retired and having a drink."

Jordan made the confession connected Wednesday's occurrence of Loose Men connected ITV1.

He has appeared connected the Loose Women spin-off before, arsenic has the show's anchor Craig.

However, it was a archetypal clip quality for McFly prima Danny and Towie's Pete.

The brace were snapped up for the sheet show pursuing their occurrence connected respective shows I'm A Celebrity and Strictly Come Dancing past year.