Vogue Williams reveals she's quit alcohol after teetotal husband Spencer Matthews told her to 'lay off' - months after boozy blackout at star-studded wedding
The TV presenter, 39, shares three children with the former Made in Chelsea star, who recently stopped his occasional drinking to return to total sobriety.
Vogue has previously described herself as a 'binge drinker' because 'I don't really like the taste of alcohol, so if you see me drinking alcohol, I'm drinking it for one reason... to get drunk.'
Now, Vogue has revealed that she decided to take a three-month break from booze after Spencer, 37, suggested she should.
'Spencer was drinking, like, little bits and bobs... and then he went tee-total again,' Vogue explained. 'And as soon as he decided he wasn't drinking again, he turned around to me and he was like, "Would you not consider it now - with your drinking?"'
Speaking this week on her podcast, Never Live It Down, Vogue elaborated: 'When I say I drink f*** all - like, I rarely drink. I don't even like the taste of it and he's telling me that I need to lay off the booze. I was like, Spenny, I barely drink - it's only because you're not drinking.'
However, the Irish star, who married former party boy Spencer in 2018, has ultimately opted for a three-month break from alcohol - admitting that her friends were less than enthusiastic.
'I'm taking like three months off booze and there was no support at all. I told all my friends - they're like, "Urgh, don't tell us! At least don't tell us".
'I just kind of feel like it. I don't want to be hungover. Three seems like a good number and I'm always saying I'm not going to [drink].
'I think nothing good happens after midnight… all those nights you stayed up talking s***? Such a waste of time.'
The decision comes just three months after Vogue made headlines for admitting she got so drunk at YouTuber Jack Maynard's lavish French wedding to £440 million heiress Lily Mackie that she blacked out.
Attending the May nuptials at the five-star Chateau Saint-Martin & Spa in Vence with Spencer and their two eldest children, Theo, five, and Gigi, three, Vogue confessed she 'didn't remember getting into the hotel room' after an enthusiastic session at the reception's margarita bar.
'It was the nicest wedding I've ever seen in my entire life,' she said at the time.
'I got excited because there was a margarita bar… and the next day, I woke up and I remembered the last bit of the night but I definitely didn't remember getting into the hotel room.'
The couple's youngest child, Otto, two, stayed at home for the trip, while the Matthews family joined a guest list that included influencers Caspar Lee and Josh Pieters, singer Conor Maynard and his siblings, as well as members of the Middleton family.
Jack's wife Lily is the niece of Pippa Middleton's husband, James Matthews, Spencer's older brother.
While Vogue laughed off her overindulgence at the time, waking up next to her sober husband sparked a pang of embarrassment.
'I was looking at Spen and I was like [makes despairing noise] - you know when you're quite nervous,' she recalled.
'And as I went up to the wedding party, lots of people went, "How's the head?" and I was like, oh no…'
The model-turned-broadcaster has often contrasted her casual drinking habits with Spencer's more public journey to sobriety.
Once known for his wild partying on Made in Chelsea, Spencer quit drinking in 2018 after admitting alcohol had become a 'problem' in his life.
He went on to launch CleanCo, a low- and no-alcohol drinks brand, and has frequently spoken about the benefits of staying sober.
Although Spencer has previously admitted he has the occasional drink, Vogue says his return to full abstinence came with a push for her to follow suit - which she has now agreed to do.
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