Han Groo opens up about drinking soju daily after divorce

Actress Han Groo has candidly shared the psychological pain and difficult times she experienced while raising her children alone following her divorce. Confessing to a period when she had no choice but to rely on alcohol, she also shared her journey of overcoming those struggles and her life today.

In a video released on the 15th through her YouTube channel 'Groo-nikka Mal-iya,' Han recalled her past pain, stating, "There was a period in my life when I relied on alcohol for the first time truly."

"I drank a lot for a while," she said, adding, "For about six months, I drank every day after putting the children to sleep. I drank because I couldn't sleep, and I would drink about a bottle of soju."

She further explained her isolated psychological state at the time, saying, "Because I couldn't sleep, I would just drink and go to sleep drunk. After putting the children to sleep, I would set a table alone in the playroom and drink alcohol without any snacks."

In particular, she revealed, "Since I drank alcohol without any snacks, the hangover wasn't severe, but my stomach was very upset. That was the only period in my life when I drank alcohol."

Upon hearing Han's confession, actress Kyung Soo Jin expressed her sympathy, saying, "That must have been the hardest time for you," and Han admitted, "I think my mental state had collapsed slightly."

Han Chae Ah, who appeared alongside them, offered comfort regarding Han's Sa-yeon, which she learned about belatedly, saying, "It's not a failure, but something that happened during the process of you walking your path," and eventually shed tears.

In response, Han conveyed through subtitles that she is now fine and that it is all in the past, indicating that she has moved past the difficult times and is leading a stable life.

Han's confession is being received not just as a simple post-divorce account, but as a story about a person losing their life balance and then recovering. In particular, the realistic burden of raising children and the weight of the emotions she had to handle alone seem to have driven her to extreme loneliness at that time.

Psychologically, insomnia, lethargy, and difficulty regulating emotions that appear after major life changes or the severance of relationships are common experiences. However, if these are handled alone for a long period, the healthy recovery process can be delayed, making the support of those around her and self-care vital.

Han married a businessman nine years her senior in 2015 and had twins, but divorced in 2022. Since then, she has been raising the two children while communicating with fans by sharing parenting and Il-sang through YouTube alongside her acting career.