![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/corries-simon-gregson-says-hes-quit-cigarettes-and-booze-after-aintree-bust-up/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1_Simon-Gregson.jpg&description=Simon Gregson has quit cigarettes and alcohol just months after a boozy bust up at the Grand National. The Coronation Street actor, 48, has told how he hasn't smoked for the past four months, and hasn't drunk for even longer, because he wants to set an example to his three sons, Alfie, 15, Harry, 13, and Henry, six, who he shares with wife Emma Gleave. He said: "I used to smoke, but I haven't smoked for four months and I haven't drank for longer. "I used to sit there with a glass of wine and a fag and be like that [to his children], 'Don't ever drink and smoke.' So I was like, 'I'm going to have to lead by example here.' " Simon Gregson has revealed he has quit drinking and smoking (Image: ITV) It comes after Simon was quizzed in the back of a police van in April after a bust-up in a Toby Carvery pub opposite the Grand National racecourse at Aintree, Merseyside. Simon – who has played Steve McDonald in the ITV soap since 1989 – had been enjoying hospitality with other celebrities at Aintree Ladies Day on Friday April 8th, and was photographed drinking Guinness in one of the famous course's luxury suites earlier in the day. Police confirmed at the time they were investigating a reported "altercation" between two men at The Rocking Horse, a Toby Carvery. Simon wants to set an example to his three sons (Image: Instagram/ @fat_dracula) The Coronation Street actor was quizzed by cops in April (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock) A source told the Sunday Mirror at the time: "There was a bust-up and bouncers kicked him out – they pinned him to the ground before the police arrived. He was taken to the police van and spoken to for some time. It was all very messy." A police spokesman said: "We can confirm Merseyside Police were in attendance at the Rocking Horse pub on Grand National Avenue, Aintree. "At around 9.20pm we received a report that two men were involved in an altercation inside the pub. No injuries were reported and the victim declined to make a formal complaint to poli){kind=link}
Coronation Street actor Simon Gregson hasn’t smoked in four months â and hasn’t drunk for longer â following his drink-fuelled bust-up at the Grand National earlier this year
Simon Gregson has quit cigarettes and alcohol just months after a boozy bust up at the Grand National.
The Coronation Street actor, 48, has told how he hasn’t smoked for the past four months, and hasn’t drunk for even longer, because he wants to set an example to his three sons, Alfie, 15, Harry, 13, and Henry, six, who he shares with wife Emma Gleave.
He said: “I used to smoke, but I haven’t smoked for four months and I haven’t drank for longer.
“I used to sit there with a glass of wine and a fag and be like that [to his children], ‘Don’t ever drink and smoke.’ So I was like, ‘I’m going to have to lead by example here.’ “