Reality star Lala Kent of 'Vanderpump Rules' reveals she's an alcoholic
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Lala Kent revealed on Sunday that she's an alcoholic. (Getty)
Lala Kent, a model and star of "Vanderpump Rules," revealed on Sunday that she's an alcoholic.
"Five months ago, I came to the realization that I am an alcoholic," Kent said in an Instagram story published by the New York Post.
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The 29-year-old added, "I always say if you don't have to be sober, I wouldn't recommend it. But me, as someone who does need to be sober, being in my right frame of mind every single day is truly incredible."
Kent referenced Bill Wilson, a co-founder of Alcoholic Anonymous. She told her followers: "You will never know how much this program means to me. [It] has given me new life."
The "Vanderpump Rules" reality star detailed to Cosmopolitan in December that she self-medicated with alcohol and weed after her father died in April 2018.
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"I felt like I was falling into a pattern. But I am actually, for real now, completely sober. I’ve never been happier," Kent said. "So I know it’s something I’ll have to deal with on a day-to-day basis, but it’s the right decision for me."
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Kent said she realized one day that "enough's enough" — and called it "the best decision of my whole life."
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An estimated 16 million people in the U.S. suffer from alcoholism, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.