Cara Delevingne opens up about addiction struggle and rehab journey

Cara Delevingne was addicted to alcohol and drugs. The model and actress openly talks about what was happening in her life. For the first time, she admitted that she got drunk at the age of eight.

Many people certainly associate Cara Delevingne with modeling, but the British-born star has also successfully continued her career in the world of film for several years. She starred in "Suicide Squad," "Paper Towns," and recently in the series "Only Murders in the Building," "Carnival Row," and "American Horror Story: Delicate." In September 2022, disturbing photos of the 30-year-old drunk surfaced in the media. For Delevingne, it was a "reality check." Shortly afterward, she entered rehab. Today, she openly talks about her addiction.

Cara Delevingne described her struggles with alcohol and drug addiction in a recent interview with the "Sunday Times." As she admitted, she got drunk at the age of eight. Who can imagine such a thing? The Brit revealed that it happened in 2001 during her aunt's party. "I got drunk that day," she said. "I was eight years old. What a crazy age to get drunk," she added.

"I used to think that drugs and alcohol would help me cope with life. But they didn't. They made me feel constantly sad and depressed. I feel like I've regained my strength now, and I'm no longer controlled by other things," Delevingne said.

The wake-up call came in 2022 when photos of the drunk, oddly behaving star at Los Angeles Airport started circulating online. She was walking without shoes, in dirty socks, with dishevelled hair, and a cigarette in her mouth, bending in various directions. "Can someone check on Cara, please?" fans wrote on Twitter. "It broke my heart," Cara recalled. "I thought I was having a great time, but when I saw those photos, I knew I was in a bad place. So, in some sense, I'm grateful that those photos hit the Internet," she said shortly after their publication. That’s when she decided to go to rehab.

In the new interview, she adds, "I signed up for this. It's my job; they take pictures of me. Would I be sober today if it weren't for those pictures? Would I be performing in 'Cabaret' on the West End? I'm very proud of that."