Elle Macpherson took ‘shots of vodka’ alone after putting kids to bed during ‘downward spiral’ of addiction

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Elle Macpherson is speaking her truth about the highs and lows in her life. The Australian supermodel, 60, opened up about how she struggled with addiction and self-image in her new memoir, "Elle," sharing the moment she hit rock bottom as she battled alcoholism. "I was in a horrible downward spiral.

Often, I would drink after I put my children to bed. I would sit down by myself and have shots of vodka…" she penned in her memoir, via the "Today" show.

Macpherson shares two sons, Flynn and Aurelius Cy Andrea, with her former partner, financier Arpad Busson. Meanwhile, her alcoholism eventually led her to check into rehab.

In September, Macpherson celebrated 20 years of sobriety. "It’s not just drinking, we can be addicted to fear, we can be addicted to drama… we can have emotional relationships when we don’t really want to," she shared on "Today." "It’s about really addressing those things that are behind the addiction… The addiction is just the symptoms.