Cara Delevingne Tells Those on Their Sobriety Journey 'You're Not Alone'

Cara Delevingne reflects on her journey to sobriety.

At the Met Gala on Monday, May 6, the supermodel shared a powerful message about her sobriety journey and for those who may be struggling with their own journeys.

“You’re not alone,” Delevingne, 31, said Diversity at the Met Gala. “If I can do it, anyone can. But you have to communicate and be honest about it as much as possible—especially with yourself.”

“I think I’ve always done that with everything in this business,” he said Just the murders in the building explained the alum. “Whether you’re vocal about anxiety, depression, recovery, whatever, you just owe it to people to talk about your struggles, because being in this world isn’t perfect. Nobody is perfect. Well, to be honest, it’s the least I can do.”

Cara Delevingne at the 2024 Met Gala.

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The Cabaret the actress first revealed in an interview for the April 2023 cover Vogue that she entered a 12-step program after being jolted awake by paparazzi photos in Los Angeles in July 2022. She then explained that her behavior was linked to the impact of the pandemic and her milestone 30th birthday.

“It’s heartbreaking because I thought I was having fun, but at one point it was like, ‘Okay, I don’t look good,'” Delevingne told the paper. “You know, sometimes you need a reality check, so those pictures were kind of something you were grateful for.”

By the next month, she realized she needed help to turn a new page in her life and career and checked herself into rehab.

Cara Delevingne on March 28, 2024 in London, England.

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Shortly after going public with her sobriety journey, she shared with ELLE UK in July 2023 that quitting alcohol was “worth every second.”

“It’s not [been easy]but there was never a moment when I said, ‘This is not worth it,'” the American Horror Story the actress told the publication, “It was worth every second. I just don’t know what it would take for me to give it up. I am stable. I’m calmer.”

Cara Delevingne on April 14, 2024 in London, England.

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After opening up about her journey, she felt as if a burden had been lifted and she felt she could be “free” and “completely” herself.

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