‘MY PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED'

Since welcoming her baby son Billy with fiancé Jamie Horn last year, Sheridan Smith is putting family life first

- REBECCA CALDERWOOD

Sheridan Smith has had a tough few years by anyone’s standards. Following the tragic death of her dad Colin in 2016, she halted her work on the West End stage to focus on her struggles with alcohol, depression and exhaustion.

Thankfully, things began to get back on track for the much-loved actor, and she soon met her now-fiancé Jamie Horn. The pair were keen to start a family of their own and welcomed baby son Billy in May last year.

For Sheridan, life is now all about taking time for herself and her family rather than overworking – and she’s already noticed a change. ‘I don’t think I’ve ever felt like this before,’ she says. ‘Regardless of anything going on in my career, I’ve always felt insecure, worried about what people thought of me. And now I feel happy.’

Despite making sure she doesn’t turn her back on her career completely, her priorities couldn’t be more different.

A new perspective

Sheridan has been an acting star for decades, starting out in the BBC’s Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, and has since starred in many successful TV and stage productions including Gavin & Stacey and Legally Blonde.