Selma Blair is an open book on the struggles she's faced since adolescence — including alcoholism. “My first drunk when I was seven," she confirmed to Savannah Guthrie in a interview. «I had my first drinks, you know, much younger.» The 49-year-old actress, famous for movies like Cruel Intentions and , has been forthcoming about her battle with multiple sclerosis in recent years.
Now, with a new book chronicling her life that is just days away from release, the star is also addressing her longtime reliance on alcohol.
As she tells , «It really is a huge comfort, a huge relief in the beginning. Maybe even the first few years for me because I did start really young with that as a comfort, as my coping mechanism.»According to an excerpt published by the magazine, Blair explains in her book that she initially took «quick sips whenever my anxiety would alight.»«I usually barely even got tipsy,» she writes. «I became an expert alcoholic, adept at hiding my secret.» However, her addiction progressed, spanning from childhood through to college.
When Guthrie asked how she managed to function, Blair said, “It’s hard. I don’t know, but maybe it was easier. Maybe I would have never survived without a drink." After a headline-making incident on a plane in 2016, Blair stopped drinking, telling Guthrie that, while you still have to be vigilant about it, the alcoholism is «gone» from her.
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