“I Lιed to Everyone Just to Satisfy Myself” – Good Morning Britain viewers stunned by Liberty X’s Michelle Heaton’s ‘dark tricks’ – And only a ‘Wake-Up Slap’ from best friend Katie Price changed everything!
Michelle Heaton has revealed the stern advice Katie Price gave her after her alcoholism battle saw her resorting to ‘deceitful’ tricks to hide her problems.
The Liberty X star, 45, is now four years sober after she nearly died and was hospitalised in 2021 during her battle with dr1nk and dgs.
At the height of her battle, the singer drank two bottles of wine and a bottle of vodka ‘virtually every day since 2018’, when an intervention led by Katie Price resulted in her checking herself into rehab.
Visibly glowing, Michelle appeared on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday alongside hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley to discuss her battle.
She told how the last number of years saw her drinking escalate, which resulted in her losing jobs and family members cutting her out.
Michelle explained: ‘I was in and out of hospital, but I really thought I had control of my drinking. At some points I really enjoyed my drinking, it was very social, it was lockdown and we had those garden parties outside, and I had problems beforehand but it definitely escalated things.
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Michelle Heaton has revealed the stern advice Katie Price gave her after her alcoholism battle saw her resorting to ‘deceitful’ tricks to hide her problems
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The Liberty X star, 45, is now four years sober after she nearly died and was hospitalised in 2021 during her battle with dr1nk and dgs
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It was ex-glamour model Katie Price, 47, who has had her own battles with addiction, that spurred Michelle on it get help
‘There were lots of ups and downs, there were lots of periods where I was in hospital and I lost jobs, and members of my family and my friends just didn’t want to talk to me anymore.’
At the height of her battle, Michelle was hiding bottles of alcohol from her husband and even placing it inside a sparkling water bottle.
She said: ‘I was hiding my alcohol from my husband… I would be openly drinking in front of him, maybe a bottle of wine a night, and that’s what he thought was my normal.
‘I suppose at the time, everyone was drinking a lot more, but it was more… I would have a bottle of vodka [in addition] usually, and the thing is, I would always swear that I wouldn’t do it again tomorrow, and I would promise myself that I wouldn’t drink like that tomorrow and then by 3 o’clock in the afternoon, it was all out the window.
‘I could not stop. I was d3pendent on alc0hol.’
It was ex-glamour model Katie Price, 47, who has had her own battles with addiction, that spurred Michelle on it get help.
The singer recalled: ‘There was just one particular day I remember, I was with Katie [Price] and she was great at the time.
‘She had just had a stint of rehab herself, and I recognised that maybe if she could do it, maybe I could.
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At the height of her battle, Michelle was hiding bottles of alcohol from her husband and even placing it inside a sparkling water bottle
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Michelle told Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley how the last number of years saw her drinking escalate, which resulted in her losing jobs and family members cutting her out
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The singer has been married to Irish businessman Hugh Hanley since 2010 and the pair share two children, daughter Faith and son AJ
‘And it took that recognition with somebody who had actually beaten the system, for me to realise that maybe I could do it too.’
Michelle was praised by fans last year as she shared a throwback picture to the height of her addiction on social media.
The snap showed the singer’s face extremely bloated, demonstrating the grips of her dependency as she marked World Mental Health Day.
Michelle has been married to Irish businessman Hugh Hanley since 2010 and the pair share two children, daughter Faith and son AJ.
