'Everybody Loves Raymond' star Patricia Heaton reveals the mortifying moment that made her quit drinking

"Everybody Loves Raymond" star Patricia Heaton is recalling the moment 10 years ago when she decided to become sober.During an interview with Woman's World, Heaton shared that during the Coronavirus pandemic, her children left her home and she didn't know how to spend her time."Right before the pandemic, my children had left home and I wasn’t working. The things that had always anchored me — my family and my work—were gone.
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"Everybody Loves Raymond" star Patricia Heaton is recalling the moment 10 years ago when she decided to become sober.During an interview with Woman's World, Heaton shared that during the Coronavirus pandemic, her children left her home and she didn't know how to spend her time."Right before the pandemic, my children had left home and I wasn’t working. The things that had always anchored me — my family and my work—were gone. I started thinking, 'What am I supposed to do today?'" Heaton said.The actress explained that her drinking didn't escalate all at once, and she noticed her alcohol intake increased over time.FORMER DISNEY STAR DAVID HENRIE REJECTED 'SECULAR' HOLLYWOOD LIFESTYLE AFTER LIFE-CHANGING MONASTERY VISIT"A glass of wine while cooking became wine with dinner, wine while cleaning up and wine while watching 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy!' One night I realized I had almost finished an entire bottle by myself," she said.Heaton said at this moment, she started "thinking about alcohol differently" and turned to religion to help her.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"I said a prayer: ‘God, I think you want me to stop drinking.
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