As Chrissy Teigen admits she used to be a functioning alcoholic, experts outline 10 warning signs

Lisa Salmon talks to experts to discover what being a functioning alcoholic means – and how to tell if it’s a problem you might have.

Chrissy Teigen: gave up drinking after admitting to a problem last year.

It’s all too easy to grab a couple of glasses of wine when you get home after a stressful day, or regularly enjoy a few beers in the pub with your mates. But at what point does enjoying a frequent tipple become functioning alcoholism?

It’s a slippery slope, and one that former model Chrissy Teigen has admitted she was once on. In an Instagram post reminiscing about living in New York years ago, she recalls: “I’d sit there with my multiple double vodka sodas and get day drunk by myself (this is not a brag lol I was basically a functioning alcoholic) then buy hats I didn’t like or need.”