Danniella Westbrook has opened up about her past and revealed that she constantly felt like she was ‘hating herself’ whilst addicted to cocaine.
The former EastEnders actress battled with drug use for many years - confessing she snorted her first line of cocaine when she was just 14 - and has hit the headlines due to the devastating effects addiction has had on her appearance, writes The Mirror.
The 48-year-old's facial features began to crumble after years of drug abuse, and she is currently undergoing a series of surgeries to rebuild her nose, jaw and cheekbones in a full facial reconstruction which is said to be worth over £500k.
In a new interview on The Frost Report podcast, the actress heartbreakingly admitted that she “wasted years” of her life.
“It’s taken me 48 years to get to that point and I can’t say I’ll be there tomorrow. The worst thing I have done is throwing my life away, hating myself, the years I have wasted not liking the person I am,” she said.
The actress has candidly shared details of her addiction, and last year, she took to social media to reveal she had relapsed with champagne and cocaine.
“Ok so here goes …. HONESTY POST Ok so it’s no secret since leaving rehab I’ve slipped and slides more than I have been straight I guess,” she wrote, as she told her followers she had joined the gym and started a new diet in order to restart her life.
“I’m done with the drinking, the occasional packet and night out. I’m totally over it.
“I know the best years of my whole adult life was the 14 years I spent clean and sober. So today’s the day I go back. Own my s**t. Pick up the newcomers ring with pride not shame,” Danniella shared.
“I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired and feeling shame and a fraud when people tell me I’m doing well,” she bravely wrote.
“I’ve done better this time round but I’m done I’m so bloody bored of it all.”
Danniella is gearing up for more surgery, after undergoing an op last month.
“I’ll be in for the big surgery, which is the bone replacement, at the end of April. And then the final operation to tweak and finish the nose is at the end of May,” she told The Sun.
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