Cara Delevingne says she first got drunk when she was eight

Model and actress Cara Delevingne, 31, revealed in an interview with the Sunday Times that her first binge on alcohol happened very early, at the age of eight, during an aunt’s wedding.

The actress had recurring problems with alcohol and drugs for a long time and stated that she turned to these substances to try to overcome what she called “difficult times”.

“I used to think that drugs and alcohol helped me cope. But they didn’t, they made me sad and super depressed. I feel like I’ve taken my power back and I’m not being controlled by other things,” she said.

The British woman has not worn anything since 2022. She only realized it after photos of her looking visibly altered at a music festival circulated on social media.

“I put myself in this situation, this is my job, this is what I do. But without it, would I be sober now?”, asked the actress.

Despite this, she says she hasn’t stopped hanging out with people who drink and take drugs, but now she can control herself. In June, she went to the Glastonbury Festival.

“It was equally fun. I never want my life to change that way.”

Last year, Cara spoke to Vogue magazine about the images of her disheveled and barefoot at an airport in the United States. She says the images were a source of shame and served as a wake-up call for her to stay away from alcohol and drugs.

“I hadn’t slept. I wasn’t feeling well. It’s heartbreaking because I thought I was having a good time, but it got to the point where I was like, OK, I don’t look well,” she said. “You know, sometimes you need a reality check, so in a way, these pictures were something to be thankful for.”