Ulrika Jonsson has made a brave confession about her drinking habits.
The telly legend has courageously come clean about her secret battle with booze. The 57-year-old stunner, famed for her stint as a TV weather presenter, confessed there were moments she’d knock back drinks until everything went black.
Mates were left baffled, trying to chat with her when she was so plastered and nothing made sense. The star would wake up with no recollection of the night’s shenanigans.
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Ulrika confessed that she hit the bottle to cope with anxiety but now swears her world’s loads brighter since she kicked the habit, boasting over half a year of sobriety and loving the health perks that come with it. The television star admitted a pal had to give her a wake-up call before she accepted she needed help, and she’s now telling all to lend a hand to others struggling.
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In a move to show the grim side of drinking, she shared a snapshot of herself sloshed with a raw admission in the caption: “Today I am 6 months sober. On the 5th June 2024, I had the gift of desperation and reached out for help. I no longer recognised myself and I surrendered.”
“Many people have asked me how I’ve done it and all I can say is that no woman is an island – I have not done this alone. The willingness to give up alcohol came from me, yes, but without support of friends, family and my new tribe, I would not have made it this far.”
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“This is a journey and not a destination. It’s never over. It’s a process in progress. But once you resolve to make changes, beautiful things happen. It’s been hard and I’m sure it will continue to be but I am learning serenity and have gained an inner peace I’ve never, ever had.”
“The turmoil inside me is dissipating and I’m learning to accept the things I cannot change and I’m finding the courage to change the things I can. Ulrika went on to reveal that the second photo in the post was of her during a ‘drunk moment’. Looking back on it, she says she now feels ‘ashamed’.
The TV presenter wrote: “Pic. 2: is of me in the midst of the madness. Another drunk moment. At first I couldn’t bear to look back at pictures of myself under the influence of alcohol. The cloak of shame was too heavy a burden.”
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