Lulu has admitted that she had become a "secret drinker" later in life, having shared her recent battle with alcohol addiction.
The Scottish singer said in an interview that she had recently becoming increasing dependant on drinking wine following some huge life changing moments, including hitting the menopause, as well as losing her parents and her children leaving home.
Lulu also went on to describe alcohol as a “family illness” and said “the gene is there”, with her father being an alcoholic. However, she said that nobody noticed the increased role wine had in her life.
She only realised the extent of her dependence on wine in 2013, around her 65th birthday.
“I’ve never spoken about the alcohol before. ‘Lulu’ is sort of squeaky clean. It’s not that I’m a bad girl. I’m not. But I’m tough on myself. I think I always wanted to be Miss Perfect, the ‘best Lulu’, and I was terrified of being like my father", she said.
Lulu also went to reveal some of her close friends who were also in recovery from alcoholism, did not realise that she was struggling, explaining: “For many years, and I can’t say how many, I had not been happy with the way I felt, not at all happy and [yet] unable to ask for help".
Having launched Lulu's Mental Health Trust following a stint in rehab, she added: “I probably have never been happier in my life, and at the same time, never been more in touch with my feelings".
Back in May, Lulu had revealed that the process of putting together her new memoir has been "so intense" that she "had to go into therapy". More on this here.
