The Functioning Alcoholic Behind The Dirty Martinis: Paul Drayton's Story

He was the funny one. The life and soul. The manager who could run a packed Notting Hill restaurant on four hours sleep and a barman's breakfast Bloody Mary.

Paul Drayton was a functioning alcoholic for years before he ever named it. From chocolate liqueurs at his grandparents' house to dirty martinis after work to taking glugs of vodka out of the freezer at his own dinner party. He's been through multiple rehabs, multiple medical detoxes, multiple promises to himself and to the people who loved him.

This week on One for the Road, Paul sits down with Sober Dave and tells the whole story. Drama school with Tom Hardy and Russell Brand. The years of restaurants and binge drinking that looked like fun from the outside. The 2015 collapse. The rehabs that worked for months and then didn't. The rock bottom he can't fully talk about yet for legal reasons. And the last drink, which he had in a service station toilet on the way to his most recent treatment.

A raw, funny, surprisingly tender conversation between two men who've been there, lived it, and made it out.

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If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/

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Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice and for Paul.

https://www.instagram.com/pauldrayton1/

https://alcoholchange.org.uk/

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

Instagram - @TheDaniellaMartinez

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