Lucy Hale continues to get candid about her journey to sobriety. In an interview published with People on Thursday, the actress — who is receiving the 2024 Humanitarian Award from Friendly House, a women’s addiction recovery center — opened up about her struggles with alcohol addiction.
Lucy shared that when she was a teenager, she turned to drinking after feeling so “alone and misunderstood” for so many years: Related: Brooke Mueller Is 9 Months Sober After Matthew Perry’s Death Oof.
She was so young! And she had a long ways to go from there before she got clean. The Hating Game star went on to spend all of her 20s battling alcohol dependence.
While Lucy “always had a desire to change,” she became “powerless to this obsession” like “with any form of addiction.” She explained to the outlet: As Lucy dealt with her alcoholism, she was also thrust into the spotlight as she starred in the popular series Pretty Little Liars.
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