'I was doing 11 grams of cocaine a day when I went in Big Brother' reveals EastEnders star

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Former EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook has opened up on the extent of her drug addiction for the first time and revealed she was doing “11 bags a day” before entering the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2016.The TV star, who had been hooked on drugs since she shot to fame at the age of 14, opened up to the Anything Goes with James English podcast and gave an in-depth insight into just how bad the problem was.The soap star admitted that she does “feel" for her kids, before stating: “When I went on Big Brother my kids were thinking 'oh my God how's she going to be?’ Because I went on there doing 11 grams of gear [cocaine] a day, I ain't going to lie, no one knows that.” "I was doing 11 bags of gear a day then they walked me through that f**king door and I went ...", she added: "And my son and everyone went 'oh God.'" Shortly after appearing on the Channel 4 show, Danniella relapsed and admitted that she was “dabbing cocaine” around her mouth to numb the pain of her botched dental implants.

In 2021 she bravely opened up about her struggles in a candid Instagram post, which saw her vow to quit champagne and cocaine.The former EastEnders star wrote: “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. “But today I’ve joined a new gym restarted my herbal life and going back to the rooms tonight. "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," she continued. "So today’s the day I go back.