Darren Day has admitted he went ‘chilly turkey’ from drink and medicines within the I’m A Celebrity Jungle.
The actor and singer, now 55, appeared on the primary sequence of I’m A Celebrity again in 2002 and was eradicated third.
Darren has been open about his substance dependancy previously – however has revealed for the primary time he stopped utilizing them abruptly when he entered the jungle.
Speaking on Monday’s episode of Good Morning Britain alongside TV character and I’m A Celeb co-star Christine Hamilton, Darren defined his troublesome ordeal throughout his time on the present.
He stated: ‘I’ve been very candid with you this morning about being in restoration and stuff like that.
Admission: Darren Day says he went ‘chilly turkey’ from drink and medicines throughout his 2002 look on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here
‘I’ll degree with you and I’ve by no means stated this publicly earlier than – however I went chilly turkey [on I’m A Celebrity].’
Host Richard Madeley then requested: ‘From drink, medication or each?’
Darren: ‘Both – cocaine, the demon powder, and the demon drink. I actually went chilly turkey in entrance of the entire nation.
‘I used to be smashed once I obtained on the airplane to Australia.’
He additionally confessed: ‘The primary motive I did Big Brother was to try to redeem myself as a result of I used to be so ashamed of Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.’
The hotly-anticipated twenty third sequence of I’m A Celebrity hosted by Ant and Dec returned on Sunday evening, seeing the likes of Nigel Farage, Jamie-Lynn Spears and Marvin Humes tackle the jungle.
In April 2010 Darren was discovered responsible of his second drink-driving offence in two years and was banned from driving for 5 years.
He beforehand admitted he went on a week-long medication binge which noticed him stay awake, eat or change his garments after he hit all-time low throughout lockdown.
Candid: Darren opened up about his substance dependancy on Monday’s episode of Good Morning Britain
Throwback: Darren shared a pleasant hug together with his I’m A Celeb co-star Christine Hamilton
Diary room debrief: During his time on superstar Big brother in 2016 – on which he completed in third place – he spoke about his dependancy battles
The TV and theatre star stated he barricaded himself in his rest room and took ’20 to 30 grams of cocaine’ throughout the week after his firm went bust and his work dried up because of the pandemic.
Of his accomplice Sophie’s response, whom he turned engaged to in August 2020, Darren stated that she was ‘unhappy’ and ‘did not understand how’ to cope with issues as she’s ‘by no means seen him’ like that earlier than.
He went on: ‘I misplaced per week of my life. I did about 20 to 30 gramms of cocaine. I saved going till it was gone. I sat on the high of the steps and I sobbed like I’ve by no means sobbed earlier than.’
Deciding to kind his life out, the previous Celebrity Big Brother star referred to as up pal Robbie Williams – who has confronted his personal demons previously – who then put Darren in contact together with his psychological well being workforce.
The singer and actor has at all times been open about his struggles with dependancy previously – stating he’s ‘fortunate to be alive’ after enduring ‘darkish days’ of extreme cocaine and alcohol abuse.
Darren developed a crack dependancy between 2001 and 2005, which he described as ‘ridiculously intense’.
He defined how he was grateful that he did not go down the route of taking heroin, however described smoking crack as his ‘darkest days’.
He has been attempting to get his life again on observe with numerous theatre performances, together with starring as Captain Hook within the 2022 Peter Pan pantomime on the Regent Theatre in Ipswich.
Darren and Sophie turned engaged in August 2020 – little over a yr after confirming the top of his 12-year marriage to actress Stephanie Dooley.
Difficult: Of his accomplice Sophie’s response, whom he turned engaged to in August 2020, Darren stated that she was ‘unhappy’ and ‘did not understand how’ to cope with issues as she’s ‘by no means seen him’ like that earlier than
Help: Deciding to kind his life out, the previous Celebrity Big Brother star referred to as up pal Robbie Williams, who then put Darren in contact together with his psychological well being workforce