The Good Drinker: How I Learned to Love Drinking Less

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Then he made the documentary. “For the first time ever, I did what I now recommend everyone to do, which is to record how much you’re drinking. On the first day I’d gone to the football, then to a party, and didn’t feel particularly drunk and it didn’t feel like a big drinking day but I’d done 36 units. I thought, ‘hang on there’s something wrong here, that’s a monstrous amount’.” Chiles converted to Catholicism in 2007. [34] During Lent 2015, he attended Mass daily and at a different church each time; a total of 46 different churches in 46 days. [35] AC: And now you must talk, to some extent, about sobriety – presumably there’s not a lot of comedy in lecturing people. So how do you deal with that? JR: The fact that you can drink those pints in the morning and then stop means that, ironically, you’ll have drunk more than I would have done. Because I would have drunk until three in the afternoon and then passed out. Adrian Chiles is the sixth celebrity contestant confirmed for the Strictly Christmas special 2021". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre . Retrieved 25 December 2021.

JR: If you go online and ask: “Am I an alcoholic?” you get these long questionnaires: has alcohol ever affected your work life? Have you ever missed work due to alcohol? Has your family ever worried about your drinking? The questions are ridiculous because they are so broad. There’s not anyone who has ever been drunk, who wouldn’t be able to go, “Yeah, I lost a day to a hangover. Yes, it’s affected my mental health.” And, in some ways it doesn’t matter; your liver doesn’t care if you’re an alcoholic or a heavy drinker. But the real difference between us is that if we went to the pub and had two pints and then went home, you would be fine, and I would be in hell. Because I’d turned the machine on, the machine would want me to keep on going. My issue has always been that if you can stop, then you drink with impunity. That was very damaging, because it meant that I could go on drinking 100 units a week, thinking that was fine Adrian Chiles In January 2018, he was moved to Fridays only and the title was changed to Chiles on Friday, with Emma Barnett hosting from Monday to Thursday under the title The Emma Barnett Show, although the content remains essentially the same. Iaith ar Daith 'Dolig"[Language Road Trip: Christmas]. Boom Cymru. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021 . Retrieved 31 January 2021.Celebrity Fan Adrian Chiles Talks Everything West Brom Exclusively to TF90M TF90M – The First 90 Minutes

He has since created, scripted and fronted a variety of other programmes for the BBC including, for BBC Two, the 2003 series So What Do You Do All Day? – a look at the lives of the rich and famous – and Asian Millionaires. For BBC One he created and fronted Royal Millions, an investigation of the Queen's finances, as well as reports for Panorama and various documentaries. In 2019, Chiles wrote an opinion piece detailing his experience after several publications such as the Mail on Sunday republished false information about his alleged marriage to a woman named Maria Walsh in his Wikipedia article, presumably from erroneous information within a Daily Mail article. [39] The Daily Mail article has since been corrected. [40] Adrian, Chiles (1 August 2019). "I was surprised to read about my marriage to Maria Walsh – I've never met her". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 August 2022. From May 2010, Chiles fronted ITV's football coverage. He made his ITV debut on 24 May 2010, presenting the England v Mexico friendly at Wembley (England won the match 3–1). [18] [19]Self, Will (18 May 2023). "My obsession with Adrian Chiles' column". The New European . Retrieved 19 May 2023. In April 2007, Chiles was a guest host of BBC One's satirical news quiz, Have I Got News for You. [11] My treatment for ADD changed my life, so why can't I stop worrying about it? | Adrian Chiles". The Guardian. 30 September 2020 . Retrieved 1 October 2020. After a meeting that went on for hours, I was finally told what it was all about. I was being interviewed for a job at MI5 | Adrian Chiles". the Guardian. 9 November 2022 . Retrieved 16 November 2022.