From Addiction To The Apprentice | Kieran McCartney

Menace to Sobriety

Daniel O'Reilly

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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From estate agent to TV star but at what cost? Kieran shares how addiction crept in, how grief pushed him deeper, and the moment he realised things had gone too far. We talk sobriety, temptation, and why “just one drink” isn’t always that simple. A brutally honest conversation about addiction, mindset, and rebuilding your life. 🎧 Listen now. Swindon Celebrity Charity football match tickets https://www.skiddle.com/e/41997339 Buy your tour tickets: https://www.seedanlive.com/shows Instagram: https://instagram.com/menacetosobrietyuk Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@menace_ll_sobriety #mentalhealth #motivation #sobersuccesspodcast #mentalhealthawareness #sobersuccess #christmas #festive #soberlife

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0:00.0	How did Apprentice come about?
0:01.0	I was offering me nut and applied for it online.
0:03.0	Really?
0:04.0	Yeah, I didn't even remember doing it and six times later, I got an email.
0:06.0	What is it that you're doing your normal walk of life, workwise? I'm an estate agent. I've got my own estate agent. I had my own estate agents. We're not brothers, isn't we? Yeah, I know. We love selling houses and sniffing gear. The last image I had a view was I went to say hello to some other people
0:21.0	and I walked back
0:22.1	through and you'd gone outside to the smoking area where the glass was and you were licking
0:25.9	the window and knocking on it.
0:30.3	You were going to knock on it and you went, I'll see you soon, dapper and went.
0:34.4	And licked the fucking legend.
0:37.0	Oh, mate. I was like, oh, see you soon. And do you know what legend. Oh, mate.
0:37.8	I was like, I'll see you soon.
0:53.6	And do you know what, funny enough, I thought, I bet he's on the podcast one day. That guy's fucked. And here I am. Four, three points would be like that. Right, three for one and let's go. Where now it's like three points, all right, I've got my limit here. I'll go home now. I think any more, that's where the temptation's going to start.
0:56.3	I mean, look, listen, I think you're setting yourself up for disaster.
0:57.1	I'll be honest with you.
0:56.3	Hello. I'll go home now. I think any more, that's where the temptation's going to start. I mean, look, listen, I think you're setting yourself up for disaster.
0:57.0	I'll be honest with you.
1:11.2	Hello, and welcome back to another episode of Menace 2 sobriety. We are keeping it going every week. I'm banging one of these out. I'm working hard for you people out there. Now listen, I love this podcast because I know that there's a couple of people out there that rely on it pops up on the Friday, keeps your edge straight for the weekend.
1:17.3	And although I don't reply to a lot of the messages on the videos and stuff like that, I'm
1:23.1	dedicated to spending my time coming in here and getting these done and I am going to start
1:27.8	getting into the comments more so please I've moved a little section of my diary specifically
1:33.6	to reply to you lot so please feel free to interact and leave comments on the YouTube video I'm
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