PLENTY TO CELEBRATE - ‘THIS YEAR MY LIFE CHANGED FOR THE BEST – NEXT YEAR CONTINUES THE JOURNEY'

AFTER BATTLING HER ADDICTIONS MICHELLE HEATON AND HUSBAND HUGH HANLEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING A SOBER CHRISTMAS TOGETHER

- ANNA MATHESON

Michelle Heaton didn’t enter 2021 in a good place, but she’ll be ending the year happy, healthy and sober after seeking help for her alcohol and drug addictions. The former Liberty X singer, 42, was admitted for treatment in rehab in April after three years of daily drinking that left her at death’s door.

Now the star, who is practically glowing with health as she poses for OK!’s Christmas shoot at home with her family, is feeling better than ever after celebrating her seven-month-sober anniversary.

And while some people might like to see the back of such a tough year, the couple are surprisingly positive about 2021.

“I feel like this year my life has changed for the best,” Michelle explains. “Next year isn’t a new start, but a continued journey of what we’ve picked up this year.”

Michelle’s husband of 11 years, Hugh Hanley, is just as pragmatic.

“This has been a great year because we’ve had Michelle back after three and a half years of hell,” he says.

The couple, who have two children – Faith, nine, and AJ, seven – can’t wait to spend the festive season together at home.

Here, OK! catches up with them to talk about family life, festive plans and how Michelle feels about her first sober Christmas…

Hi both. How are the family doing?