United Kingdom, May 9 -- AJ McLean has vowed that his children will "never" see him drunk.

The 47-year-old pop star - who Elliott, 12, and eight-year-old Lyric with ex-wife Rochelle Kardis - struggled with addiction at the height of his fame but almost four years after deciding to go sober, he has insisted that while his kids have never seen him under the influence, they are more than aware of his past.

Speaking on the 'Turning Points' podcast, he told 'Shout' hitmaker Lulu: "Nowit's come to the place where, fortunately, for both my girls, it's not unheard in the world that I am in, that I'm an alcoholic, and I'm an addict.

"I've been sober now for almost four years and I've been in and out of the rooms for over 25 years. Luckily for m...