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Feb 8Edited

Love this Chelsey! Go go go!!! x

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Thanks Sean!!! xx

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Amazing news, Chelsey! Congratulations! Your book will do a lot of good out there for a wide range of people, quite apart from being a cracking read. Here's wishing it a fair wind. x

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Thanks Vicky, I really hope it will do a lot of good. I am happy to have the time and space to wrangle some of the ideas that have come up since I started researching the topic... Not that I have so much time or space, but a book contract rather focuses one's attention doesn't it??

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Congratulations!!

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Sounds amazing & Congratulations, I look forward to reading exerts along the way! 🫶🏽

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Thanks Rachel!

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Congrats Chel.

Yes I drank heavily from age 14 to 18 to make the pain of losing my mum. I was one of those clever drunks who could hide it.

I woke up one morning in mid 1997 and saw myself in the mirror. I had let myself go completely which you may remember.

I took up Kung Fu after a couple of false starts with other martial arts to fill the gap, but.. I didn't give up drinking straight away.

After a haze of Y r 10 and Y 11 which I barely remember, I finally quit drinking in November 2000 and have managed to stay more or less on the level.

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Wow barrie. So did you drink at school? I wish I hadn't been such a jerk/mean girl and could have been your pal.

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Nah you were fine. And to answer your question, yes I did. It's why I put on so much weight so quickly if you remember. I kept it to myself, not even Dave Scothern or Andy Ainsworth knew.

Lager was my tipple of choice.

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Me too! Re lager. Are you still in touch with anyone from school?

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I speak to Dave Scothern occasionally and Andy and some of the lads in our old form, but that's all. Everyone drifted apart just after school ended, it seems.

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Amazing Chelsey. Well done! If you need any soundbites from someone else with a similar history let me know. I'll definitely be reading it ❤️

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Thanks Rose! I think I likely will. I'm just looking over the proposal at the minute and trying to colate all my writings notes on the general themes, and then I will begin interviewing and hopefully have a better sense of what I am doing. I will have you in mind as the audience as I write : )

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Can’t be any prouder of being your Mum… this is so exciting and deserved and also a ‘must read’ for parents!

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Thanks mama. xxx

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Fantastic achievement in a really tough market! Rooting for you and the eventual book's success.

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Thanks Julia! It is a very tough market so I feel very fortunate to have found an editor to help me get this out there. 🎈

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Ahh Congratulations, Well Done, and Good Luck!

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Thanks Ally-mai! HOW ARE YOU? I hope you are very well. xx

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