Tom Kerridge has ‘no regrets’ despite revealing shocking amount of alcohol he would drink every day

Warning: This article contains discussion of alcoholism which some readers may find distressing.

Tom Kerridge said he has ‘no regrets’ when revealing the shocking amount of alcohol he used to drink every day.

The chef opened up about his ‘chaotic’ relationship with booze but went teetotal as part of a dramatic lifestyle change as he approached turning 40 at a weight of 30 stone.

After altering his diet and taking on extra exercise, Kerridge lost 12 stone. However, he still credits alcohol for the success of his restaurant empire.

The Great British Menu star has two Michelin stars for his pub The Hand & Flowers and also currently owns The Coach, The Butcher’s Tap and Kerridge’s Bar & Grill at London’s prestigious Corinthia Hotel.

Appearing on Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes’ The High Performance Podcast earlier this year, Kerridge outlined what an average day would look like.

The chef explained he never drank during the day, but once the last main course left the kitchen, he would hit the booze.

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“I would probably drink a pint of negroni - I’d probably then do two. Then maybe six pints of Stella, six pints of lager,” Kerridge said. “Then there was a pub down the road that would be open ‘til like late, one or two in the morning. So, we’d get all the kitchen out, and I’d get in there, and then I could easily do another six to eight bottles of Grolsch, but the pint-sized ones, or pints of lager.”

When he’d get home he’d typically have a gin and tonic.

“But it would be a pint glass, filled with ice and then I’d pour the gin all the way to the top and then I’d top it off with tonic. I could do half a bottle of gin,” Kerridge added.

That would be pretty much his every day but ‘some days it would be more’, with him often drinking lager in the shower while he got ready to head out.

And while Kerridge admitted his lifestyle was going to cost him if he didn’t make a change, he said: “I don’t regret being that person at all, because I think without that release, I wouldn’t have been able to push myself that far without that up and down.”

He added to The Times that ‘alcohol was the escape from the pressure’ as he said: “It was more of an age thing. I think when you get to 40, it’s a reflection point. You think of where you are and what you’ve achieved and what you’ve done. In fact, our achievements were amazing because I was drinking, I’m convinced of that.”

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