Brenda Blethyn stopped drinking alcohol ‘because of COVID’

OHMYGOSSIP — Brenda Blethyn stopped drinking alcohol “because of COVID.”
The 76-year-old actress- who is known for playing the title role in ITV drama series ‘Vera’ – admitted that the pandemic made her think about her health and decided to give up alcohol in an effort to stay “fit and healthy.”
She said: “I feel better for it. The reason I stopped [drinking alcohol] was because of COVID. I have to keep myself fit and healthy so I thought [about alcohol] ‘Let’s knock it on the head!”
Brenda went on to explain she does not miss drinking the booze, but will “occasionally” have a small tipple to celebrate the end of filming.
She told MyWeekly: “Occasionally, like at the end of filming ‘Vera’, I’ll have a glass of champagne. But I don’t miss it – that’s the funny thing.”
The acclaimed actress has also filmed a second series of ITV sitcom ‘Kate Koji’ – which returns to screens tonight (16.03.22) after a break of almost two years – and has enjoyed returning to the role of “abrasive” cafe owner Kate, who strikes up an unlikely friendship with asylum seeker doctor Koji.
She said: “Kate is more outspoken than me, definitely! She’s prickly, whereas I’m a pussycat who is putty in anyone’s hands. It’s quite challenging playing someone like that, but enjoyable to be abrasive now and again. It’s great!”
Brenda – who stars alongside Okorie Chukwu and Blake Harrison in the show – also spoke about how she can relate to the working class settings of the sitcom as she gushed about how “nice” it is to have “ordinary people” taking a central role on television.
She said: “I grew up in that sort of town and I know those caffs and I know the people who work in those caffs. It’s nice to have those people you wouldn’t normally see on TV take centre stage. The leading characters in this story are ordinary people, people who are struggling to make ends meet.
“For them to find a place of refuge in this caff with all its trials and tribulations, I think, is quite lovely.”

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