EASTENDERS legend Sid Owen says he has "pure hate" for his jailed dad who beat him, his mum and his brothers up in drunken rages.
The soap star, 49, has opened up about his troubled past in an exclusive interview with The Sun as he lifts the lid on his cocaine and booze binges and romps with groupies.
Sid, who played Ricky Butcher, also reveals he battled a drug habit after a tough childhood and says: “I’m proud I’m still alive.” Yet Sid, his crumpled boxer’s face a legacy of hard living, insists of his womanising days: “I’ve no regrets, not even sex in Tesco.” He added: “Growing up in that environment with no parents and all that, you’re bound to go through mental health issues. “The only thing that keeps me sane is fitness.
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