The 61-year-old, who suffered a breakdown 18 months ago, said her family would lock the gates to stop her buying the spirits she craved to cope with anxiety and depression.
Linda said she put her “poor family through hell and back” and even “necked” half a bottle of rum during a trip out with a rehab nurse.
During her illness police visited mother-of-three Linda’s north London home on multiple occasions and she had three stints in rehab.
The Birds Of A Feather star and Loose Women panellist’s erratic behaviour was later thought to have been caused by a rare allergic reaction to anti-depressant medication.
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