Emily Atack: I don’t need a drink to have fun after life in the jungle | London Evening Standard

Emily Atack: I don’t need a drink to have fun after life in the jungleThe actress has learned to accept herself after I'm A Celebrity Acceptance: Emily Atack celebrating her I'm A Celeb stint James Gourley/ITV/Rex/Shutterstock

Emily Atack has said she is a reformed character thanks to her stint in the jungle — and will even shun a raucous night out on her birthday.

The star, who this month finished runner-up in I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! to Harry Redknapp, has previously described herself as a “party girl” who used alcohol as a crutch to bolster her confidence.

But Atack, who turned 29 today, told A List: “I’m not going to go back to the level of drinking I was at before. I realised I can go three or four weeks without luxuries like wine, and burgers and chips.

“I’ve got a day of filming and then I’ve got no plans for my birthday. I usually go out, but I’m probably going to go to my sister’s and have a quiet night in.”

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The actress, who made her name as Charlotte Hinchcliffe, the recurring love interest of Will in E4 comedy The Inbetweeners, said she was happy her time in the jungle had changed perceptions of her.

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She told A List: “For the last 10 years people would come up to me and say, ‘My son really fancies you’ ... what I’m getting now is mums and dads saying their daughters have been supporting me.”

Atack will soon embark on a stand-up tour about “the woes of turning 30”.

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