The former Made in Chelsea star chats beating alcohol addiction, new goals and family life
It’s nearly two months since Spencer Matthews completed The Great Desert Challenge in Jordan, running 30 marathons in 30 days and becoming a Guinness World Record holder in the process – and the star is in a reflective mood.
Speaking exclusively to HELLO!, TV personality and former Made in Chelsea star Spencer, 36, says: “I’m very fit and healthy and I love feeling that way. You could say I’ve replaced one addiction [alcohol] with another, and people sometimes say it like an insult.
“But I think it’s a beautiful thing to have gone from being addicted to something so turbulent and negative to something that’s so good for you and radiates positivity.”
Spencer – whose brother James is married to the Princess of Wales’s sister Pippa – is a devoted father to Theodore, six, Gigi, four, and two-year-old Otto, his children with his wife, presenter Vogue Williams, 39.
He’s also a successful entrepreneur – his drinks brand CleanCo, founded in 2019, is now the best-selling independent alcohol-free spirits brand worldwide, and has also moved from 0.4% ABV (non-alcoholic) to 0.0% ABV (alcohol-free).”
With Sober October in full swing, encouraging people to go teetotal for a month in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, Spencer tells us about his own experiences with alcohol and reveals how his love of running is inspiring son Theodore.
Spencer, how are you feeling after your world-record achievement?
“I crashed down to earth about two weeks after the marathons, having been on a high. It was a beautiful time of my life, and that was only possible because of my new relationship with alcohol. I had so much time to reflect on stuff like that while running the marathons.”