‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star Lucy Hale Details Alcohol Addiction Struggle: ‘The Depths Of Hell’
“Pretty Little Liars” actress Lucy Hale spoke out about Thursday’s battle with alcohol addiction Now that she’s sober,
The 33-year-old actress shared intimate details about her struggle during an interview. Appearance On “The Diary of a CEO” podcast. Hale shared her story about how she started to drink alcohol at age 14 and how things spiraled out-of-control. She spoke about the number of “emotional rock bottoms” She experienced it all.
“Dozens, and that’s why it was so hard because I’m like ‘Oh, I thought we went to the depths of hell … how could it be worse?'” During the interview, she spoke in an emotional tone.
She said that she hadn’t yet discussed personal issues in interviews. The podcast interview lasted 90 minutes and also covered Hale’s struggle with an eating disorder.
“I have never talked publicly about being sober – I have a little over a year of sobriety,” Hale explained. “I have been working on getting sober since I was 20; I’m 33. It took time. It took patience with myself.”
“I just held on to that belief that the real Lucy came out when she was drinking,” She went on. “It also quieted my mind … my brain just doesn’t shut off and it’s exhausting. I was a textbook binge drinker, blackout, wouldn’t remember what I did or what I said, which is scary.”
Hale was a pioneer in the field of “Pretty Little Liars” He has also been in numerous other Hollywood productions including TV shows. “Life Sentence,” “Katy Keene,” “Ragdoll” plus films like “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2,” “A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song,” “Scream 4.” She tried her hand at singing and was among the five winners of reality singing competition. “American Juniors.”
Teen Choice Awards winner says she was never able be a sexy girl. “normal moderate drinker.”
“I was willing to go to this crazy dark place every time,” During the podcast conversation Hale spoke. “Of course I tried to be a moderate drinker, just having two. I have an allergy to alcohol. I cannot drink. I view it as an allergy; my brain doesn’t work the same way as someone who can just have a glass of wine. It always wants more. It’s craving that feeling.”
She also talked about all the different ways she tried to stop drinking, and how it failed. “I tried to change for boyfriends, I tried to change for my mum, I tried to change for my career, I tried to change for vain reasons – ‘I’ll look younger and look skinnier. I’ll stop drinking for that,'” The Hollywood star spoke.
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“One of my best friends died of alcoholism and that still didn’t make me want to get sober,” Hale kept going. “None of that s*** works. Alcohol isn’t the problem. The problem is this feeling inside of me.”
In January, “Pretty Little Liars” Cast member celebrated one year sobriety with a photo of a cake posted to Instagram. “While this journey has mostly been private,” She wrote in part. “I felt compelled tonight to let anyone who is struggling know that you are not alone and you are loved.”
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