Former Coronation Street star Bruce Jones has revealed he has changed his life by working as a mechanic.
The actor, who played Les Battersby, was axed from the ITV1 soap in 2007 with depression and alcohol problems.
He now earns £120 a week at Abergele Tyres and Exhausts near his home in Towyn, North Wales.
Speaking about his new job, Jones said to The Sun: "I love it. I've learnt how to change tyres, strip exhausts, put them back and how to make a good cup of tea! Customers say, 'Thanks for fixing my tyre, Les!'"
Jones also got an eight-month suspended jail term in 2010 after he tried to yank the wheel of wife Sandra's car.
He said: "My wife told me last weekend, 'You were a different person then'.
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"I was never an alcoholic. I drank as I was sat at home with depression. I want to get my acting back on track but this gives me something to do."
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