Poker Face star Natasha Lyonne reveals she has relapsed after years of sobriety
Topics: Celebrity, US News, Mental Health, Health
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Topics: Celebrity, US News, Mental Health, Health
After almost a decade of sobriety, actress Natasha Lyonne has revealed her relapse.
Taking to X on Friday (23 Jan), the Poker Face star broke the news with an emotional statement, vowing to take her stumble 'public' in the hours 'to come'.
Lyonne, 46, has always been open about her struggle with addiction. In 2006, she entered rehab, and six years later, she recalled the initial realisation that her dangerous habits would likely plague her life for some time.
"Spiraling into addiction is really, really scary," the Orange Is The New Black star told Entertainment Weekly in 2012.
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"It's weird to talk about. I was definitely as good as dead, you know? A lot of people don't come back. That makes me feel wary and self-conscious.
"I wouldn't want to feel prideful about it."
She went on to add at the time: "People really rallied around me and pulled me up by my f*****g bootstraps."
The years that followed saw Lyonne remain sober for almost 10 years.
As we say, however, the TV star took to social media over the weekend, where she announced her relapse with a brief health update.
"Took my relapse public more to come," she wrote in a brief statement.
Hours later, Lyonne shared a more detailed post in the hope of inspiring others going through the same difficult journey.
"Recovery is a lifelong process," she began. "Anyone out there struggling, remember you’re not alone. Grateful for love & smart feet."
Referencing her upcoming professional project about US hockey star Sophie 'Bambo' Braverman - which Lyonne wrote and is set to direct - the New York star continued: "Gonna do it for baby Bambo."
"Stay honest, folks. Sick as our secrets. If no one told ya today, I love you. No matter how far down the scales we have gone, we will see how our experience may help another."
Lyonne went on to urge: "Keep going, kiddos. Don’t quit before the miracle. Wallpaper your mind with love. Rest is all noise & baloney."
As mentioned, this is far from the first time the Russian Doll front-woman has bravely spoken out about her addiction, claiming in 2017 she has 'no problem' using her own experience to help others.
"I’m such an open book that I have no problem talking about it and speaking freely," she told The Guardian at the time.
"But I’ve sort of said my piece on the subject. The truth is, at the back of that addiction are feelings that so many of us have, that don’t go away."