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BOOZE-battling comic Jim Davidson has hit the bottle again just days before he is due to appear in Celebrity Big Brother.




TV insiders fear the 59-year-old may not make the start of the latest series of the Channel 5 reality show on


Thursday after he admitted he had been drowning his sorrows because his dog died.




Jim, 59, a recovering alcoholic, wrote a moving blog in which he bared his soul about the loss of beloved pet Benji over the Christmas period.




He wrote: “My dog died today. I am empty. I called the vet and told them to end his life.




“I am so upset. He was a great dog...the best. He was my dog and now he’s gone.

“What’s it all about? Sorry, p*ssed!”




Earlier Jim told his internet fans how his dog had undergone a blood transfusion in a bid to save him.




On Christmas Eve he tweeted a picture of Benji along with the message: “Poorly dog. In hospital for Xmas. Great!!!! Get well soon Benji.’’




And on Christmas Day came the message: “Merry Xmas to all. Let’s spare a thought for all the poor buggers working today like the nurses looking after Benji.’’




He admitted that waiting for the test results on his pet was “heart-breaking”.




Then he wrote: “Benji’s not gonna make it. Heartbroken. Devastated. My poor Benji. I am so sad. Thanks for all the messages.




“I thought I was too old to have my heart broken again! My poor wee dog has been put to sleep today.’’




A source said yesterday: “Jim absolutely loved Benji. He will be extremely fragile if he goes in the Big Brother house.’’




Jim has fought a long-running battle with booze, which he has described as “Britain’s greatest national threat”.




In his 2001 autobiography Close To The Edge, the five-times-wed funnyman revealed that he had fought a six-year battle against alcoholism.




Just 11 days ago he wrote in his blog about his top hangover cure, including the mineral supplement Berocca, painkiller Nurofen, stomach-settling Andrews Liver Salts, vitamin B12, and anti-ulcer drug Zantac.




He wrote: “Here’s my recipe. Some of these things I need a prescription for so don’t copy this without doctors’ consent.




“A pint of water with a squeeze of lemon, two Nurofens, a Zantac tablet, a glass of Andrews Liver Salts with a Berroca in it, an inter-muscular injection of B12, wait half an hour and then scrambled egg followed by a small


spritzer.”




Last night Channel 5 bosses declined to comment on whether Jim was going on CBB.

I hope the fool is not gong in to the house.