Lucy Hale Breaks Down in Tears Talking About Going to a 'Dark Place' in Sobriety Journey

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Lucy Hale is ready to talk about her journey to sobriety. The 33-year-old actress just celebrated one year of sobriety, which she said has been a «mostly private» journey.

Hale took to Instagram on Valentine’s Day to talk about the importance of «self-love» and revealed that she recently celebrated 12 months of sobriety — which she commemorated with a special cake.«Bear with me, this is an alternative Valentine’s Day post,» Hale wrote, alongside the photo of a sprinkle-covered cake with the words «1 Year!» written in icing. «This is a post about self-love and about the greatest thing I’ve ever done.»Hale explained, «On January 2, 2023, I celebrated one year of sobriety.»A post shared by Lucy Hale (@lucyhale)Now, the Pretty Little Liars star is opening up to Steven Bartlett on podcast: «I have never talked publicly about being sober — I have a little over a year sobriety.

I have been working on getting sober since I was 20; I’m 33. It took time. It took patience with myself,» Hale said.She goes on to say that she felt her «truest self» when she was drinking and described it as a «self-destructive» coping mechanism. «I just held on to that belief that real Lucy came out when she was drinking.

It also quieted my mind… my mind just doesn’t shut off and it’s exhausting. I was [a] textbook binge drinker, blackout, wouldn’t remember what I did or what I said, which is scary.»«From my very first experience drinking at age 14 up until a year ago, I’ve had a problem.