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Denise Welch's famous son Matty from The 1975 reacts to her secret ‘guilt and shame'

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Loose Women panellist spoke candidly about her battle with alcoholism and the effect it had on her family’s lives.Denise admitted that before becoming sober - thanks to her husband Lincoln Townley’s support - she “wasn’t always present [emotionally]”.The actress said she had discussed her addiction with Matty before as she confessed her “guilt and shame”.Speaking about her battle, Denise said: “I didn’t think that Matthew was aware of it but he was.“I never put the kids to bed as a drunken mess and I was physically present, but I wasn’t always present [emotionally].”She continued: “We’ve had many talks about how my drinking affected him and he felt very sad and sorry for me.“Now he’s just so thrilled.The 1975 is a globally successful band, which he says wouldn’t have been possible if he had been constantly worried about me.“I once told Matty that I have a lot of guilt and shame and he said, ‘Everybody has guilt, Mum, but shame is something you’ve really got to own’ and I have done, with the forgiveness of my family,” Denise told Platinum magazine.Denise, who has been outspoken about her alcohol addiction, once revealed she would go straight from the nightclub to the ITV studios.Speaking on White Wine Question Time, the ITV star said she would leave London nightclub Freedom at 5am to later appear on TV as the “person behind the painted smile."Host Kate commented: "We've spoken about this before on this podcast.The number of times we would go into work and you were coming straight out of a club."Denise explained: "I used to be dancing on the pole at Freedom at 5am.“I would then appear on television, for instance, Loose Women, at 12.30pm."People who had seen me on the pole at 5 in the morning would assume my appearance [on.

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