Danniella Westbrook has sadly opened up about ‘hating myself’ while hooked on drugs.
The former EastEnders star, 48, has struggled 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.
Danniella’s face began to crumble after years of drug taking, and she is currently undergoing a series of operations to rebuild her nose, jaw and cheekbones to help rebuild her face.
In a new interview on The Frost Report podcast, the actress heartbreakingly admitted she has “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.
