Cara Delevingne says drugs, alcohol helped her cope: 'I was 8, what a crazy age to get drunk'
Cara Delevingne has revealed her struggles with alcohol and substance abuse.
After a decades-long struggle with substance abuse, Cara Delevingne is finally sober. In a recent interview, the actress took a trip down memory lane and revealed that she got drunk at her aunt's wedding when she was just 8 years old. The 31-year-old also admitted that she turned to substances to help her through tough times.
While speaking to the Sunday Times, the Suicide Squad actress said, "I got drunk that day. I was eight, what a crazy age to get drunk," before adding, "I used to think drugs and alcohol helped me cope. But they didn’t, they kept me sad and super depressed. I feel like I’ve got my power back and I’m not being controlled by other things."
Cara got a reality check when she saw herself acting erratically after the 2022 Burning Man festival in paparazzi photos. "Listen, I signed up for this, this is my job, it’s what I do. But without that would I be sober now?" she questioned. "I would have never been Sally Bowles in the West End, I’m super proud of that."
Despite being on her sobriety journey, Cara doesn't mind hanging out with people who drink during parties and festivals.
The actress often opens up about feeling "calmer and stable" since quitting alcohol. Back in July 2023, the actress told Elle UK, "It hasn’t [been easy], but there have never been moments when I’m like, 'This isn’t worth it'. It’s been worth every second. I just don’t know what it would take for me to give it up."
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Last year, Cara entered rehab and did a 12-step program for drug abuse therapy. "Before I was always into the quick fix of healing, going to a weeklong retreat or to a course for trauma, say, and that helped for a minute, but it didn't ever really get to the nitty-gritty, the deeper stuff. This time I realized that 12-step treatment was the best thing, and it was about not being ashamed of that. The community made a huge difference. The opposite of addiction is connection, and I really found that in 12-step," the actress previously told Vogue.