Tina Malone has finally addressed the drug controversy surrounding her at the end of last year.
The Shameless actress was led away in handcuffs after being accused of possessing cocaine while performing in a Christmas panto in Cumbria.
Talking about what happened, Tina said: "I swear on my daughter's life I’d never take drugs in front of children or while performing."
Tina, 54, admitted that she told the police it was a set-up - but she decided to take the caution because of her daughter, Flame.
"She'd only just seen me on stage, I walked off, kissed her, and was just about to get into a taxi with her when the police came," she confessed.
According to reports, Tina was arrested at an address in Barrow after theatre staff tipped off police that she had been using cocaine. Following her arrest, she was dropped from the show and a police statement announced that she had been 'arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a Class A drug.'
They continued: "The woman was detained while she helped police with their inquiries, she was later cautioned for the offence."
Talking to The Mirror, Tina claimed she would have 'admitted to being Jack the Ripper right there and then' in order to get back to her daughter.
She told the publication: "If I’d have done this, I’d hold up my hand and admit it. But I didn’t. I was set up.
“I’ve always been honest about my addictions. I wrote I had college days smoking pot, I’d done ecstasy, I messed about with cocaine, but that my drug of choice would always have been alcohol."
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