Bella Hadid spoke about giving up alcohol during an interview with InStyle that was published on Friday.
During the interview, the 25-year-old model was very open about her past issues with drinking and gave several examples about how picking up a bottle had adversely affected her life and mental health.
Hadid did point out, however, that she was happy to have embraced sobriety and given up other harmful substances.
Opening up: Bella Hadid spoke about giving up alcohol during an interview with InStyle that was published on Friday; she is seen in 2021
Hadid began her interview by bluntly stating that ‘I have done my fair share of drinking.’
The social media personality was remarkably honest about how opening a bottle had affected her and how she learned to force herself to stay home when she felt as if her health would be affected by an outing.
‘I loved alcohol and it got to the point where even I started to, you know, cancel nights out that I felt like I wouldn’t be able to control myself,’ she said.
The influencer then revealed that undergoing brain scans and seeing the effects that drinking had on her brain had caused her to cut back on imbibing any sort of alcohol.
Adverse affects: The influencer then revealed that undergoing brain scans and seeing the effects that drinking had on her brain had caused her to cut back on imbibing any sort of alcohol
Hadid specifically stated that, after viewing the results of the scans, it became ‘a lot harder to pick up the glass.’
She went on to remark that she was glad to abstain from drinking as she was not plagued by invasive thoughts nearly as much after embracing sobriety.
‘I don’t feel the need [to drink alcohol] because I know how it will affect me at 3 in the morning when I wake up with horrible anxiety thinking about that one thing I said five years ago when I graduated high school,’ she said.
Hadid added that she became acutely aware of her tolerance for alcohol, which only added to her troubles.
Benefits: The model went on to remark that she was glad to abstain from drinking as she was not plagued by invasive thoughts nearly as much after embracing sobriety; she is seen in 2021
She recalled that ‘there’s just this never-ending effect of, essentially, you know, pain and stress over those few drinks that didn’t really do much, you know?’
The model then expressed that she had also cut sleep-inducing substances out of her life in addition to her abstinence from alcohol.
‘I don’t take sleeping pills anymore. When I was flying so much, that was kind of the only way I would be able to not be jet-lagged,’ she said.
Going all the way: The model then expressed that she had also cut sleep-inducing substances out of her life in addition to her abstinence from alcohol; she is pictured in 2021
Hadid previously found herself in legal trouble when, at the age of 17, she was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence.
According to E! News, the model had reportedly been driving down the Pacific Coast Highway in the early hours of the morning and failed to slow down at a stop sign.
The media outlet claimed that the influencer almost crashed into a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department patrol car. It was also claimed that she was driving with a suspended license.
Past troubles: Hadid previously found herself in legal trouble when, at the age of 17, she was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence
When she was prompted to take a breathalyzer test, the fashion industry figure allegedly blew a 0.14, almost double the legal limit in California.
She eventually had her driving license suspended for a year and was given six months of probation in addition to 25 hours of community service, according to a report by Yahoo!
Hadid was also reportedly required to attend 20 hours of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings following the incident.
Ramifications: The influencer reportedly had her drivers license suspended for a year and was given six months of probation in addition to 25 hours of community service; she is seen last month