Rhys 'inconsolable' over Sienna Split

Welsh actor RHYS IFANS is reportedly struggling to cope after he was dumped by actress SIENNA MILLER - with friends worrying about his excessive binge drinking.

The Notting Hill star split from actress Miller earlier this month and has been spotted out in London on a string of lonely boozing sessions.

On Thursday, Ifans had to be calmed down by police after he lashed out at paparazzi after drinking until late at a London nightspot.

While Sienna was all smiles the same night at the premiere of her new film, sources say Rhys was an emotional wreck, wearing sunglasses to cover his eyes, swearing at photographers, throwing beer at them and even attempting to smash a bottle on one.

The police were called in, and escorted him to the nearby Groucho Club, where they questioned him for around 10 minutes before letting him go.

But friends of the star say he is a breaking point and they are concerned about his current fragile state, with one source telling Britain's Daily Mail newspaper that the actor is "inconsolable".

The source says, "His life was anarchic already, but now he is going on all these hard-core benders and is inconsolable. He is going to the pub first thing in the morning.

"He is desperate to get her back and has been doing things to remind her how in love they are, such as bombarding her with their favourite Ella Fitzgerald and Edith Piaf CDs."