She explained how alcohol 'became a hindrance' and not feeling well.

'My family still watches Home and Away. They call it Homie. When Homie is on ... everything just shuts down. You are not allowed to make calls or anything.' 

 

The soap star said the future appeared suddenly brighter and doors began to open, once she decided to quit and seek help through Alcohol Anonymous meetings.

'No looking back, no regrets,' she concluded.   

Emily landed her breakthrough role as restaurateur Mackenzie on Home and Away last year.

Prior to that, she appeared in the TV series The Sleepover Club in 2003.

Emily explained her casting on Home and Away as like a dream come true in an interview with Stuff New Zealand last year.