42 h. ago How Lulu, 76, hid her alcohol addiction to keep up appearances after revealing she was a 'secret drinker' and 'battled shame in secret for years'

The singer, 76, who is now in recovery and was previously admitted to rehab, made the candid admission in an interview with The Times ahead of the release of her memoir, If Only You Knew.

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43 h. ago Lulu reveals secret battle with alcoholism after childhood left her with PTSD

The singer says the turning point came at her own 65th birthday party

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53 h. ago ‘I was a secret drinker’, singer Lulu says as she reveals battle with alcoholism

The 76-year-old Eurovision star spoke to the Times ahead of the release of her memoir If Only You Knew.

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57 h. ago Lulu admits she's an alcoholic and says secret battle is a 'family illness'

Scots singer Lulu has opened up about her secret battle with alcoholism for the first time revealing she was trying to 'suppress feelings' for years.

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57 h. ago Lulu reveals she's an alcoholic and admits addiction is a 'family illness'

Singer Lulu has has opened up about her battle with alcohol and confessed she was struggling for years but wanted to keep the addiction private until she understood it more

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59 h. ago Lulu shares that she's an alcoholic and admits secret battle is a 'family illness'

Singer Lulu has revealed she is an alcoholic as she opened up on her secret battle for the first time while admitting she was trying to 'suppress feelings' for years

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60 h. ago Lulu, 76, reveals she's an alcoholic and believes she's inherited 'addiction gene from her family' as she talks about 'battling shame in secret for years' and ending up in rehab

The 76-year-old Eurovision star, who is best known for her 1964 single Shout, has revealed she spent years facing 'dark' moments and battling 'shame' which left her in rehab.

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3 d. ago Tennis legend Bjorn Borg, 69, opens up on secret cancer battle in autobiography

Bjorn Borg, who won 11 Grand Slam titles during his career, has opened up on his secret battle with prostate cancer in his upcoming autobiography, 'Heartbeat'

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3 d. ago Tennis legend Bjorn Borg, 69, has secret cancer battle after choosing not to tell the world

Bjorn Borg, who won 11 Grand Slam titles during his career, has opened up on his secret battle with prostate cancer in his upcoming autobiography, 'Heartbeat'

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6 d. ago Emmerdale's Emma Atkins reveals Mackenzie Boyd is 'not dead' in explosive scenes

Emmerdale's Charity Dingle is set to face a tough week as she battles with a number of emotions - but it seems her biggest secret is about to be exposed in upcoming scenes

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1 week ago Music icon dies after secret health battle as band shares sad statement

A well-loved heavy metal musician has sadly passed away and fans have rushed online to share tributes, thanks and anecdotes about his life and career

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1 week ago Acclaimed Spanish actress Verónica Echegui dies aged 42 after secret cancer battle

The Spanish star was hospitalised in Madrid and died on Sunday after privately battling cancer, local press have reported.

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2 w. ago Kelly Clarkson appears shaken as she's seen for first time since tragic death of ex

Blackstock, who had two children with Clarkson and was married to her from 2013 until their bitter divorce was finalized in 2022, died earlier this month aged just 48 after a secret battle with cancer.

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2 w. ago A man from Shiraz bares his scars: Shayan Sajadian’s best photograph

‘Censorship in Iran is pervasive. The state is unwilling to allow an honest portrayal of public life. I focus on the overlooked’Shiraz, my home town, is widely known as the city of Hafez and Saadi – two of Iran’s greatest poets. It is celebrated for its poetry, wine, and the scent of orange blossoms. But beneath this beauty lies a darker reality that I feel compelled to expose through my lens.I was born into a middle-class family, and grew up quite isolated from the outside world. My grandfather had been addicted to drugs and alcohol, and my mother’s childhood was often filled with conflict and violence. Her deep-seated fear of harmful people and bad influences led her to become extremely distrustful of others, and she built a metaphorical wall around us. Despite financial difficulties, my parents made an effort to raise us in a more affluent area. I had almost no real understanding of Shiraz or its people and only started exploring its older, historical districts after returning fr...

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2 w. ago Barbara Palvin shares secret health battle after undergoing surgery

31-year-old model said she’d been ‘dealing with the difficulties that can come with my periods’ for years before her diagnosis

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3 w. ago Billie Shepherd 'hysterical' with pain over mystery disease as husband Greg steps in

Former TOWIE star Billie Shepherd lifts the lid on Sister Act, her new reality show with sister Sam, their tight bond and the secret health battle that left her bed bound

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3 w. ago Billie Shepherd 'hysterical' over mystery illness as husband Greg lends support

EXCLUSIVE: Former TOWIE star Billie Shepherd lifts the lid on Sister Act, her new reality show with sister Sam, their tight bond and the secret health battle that left her bed bound

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3 w. ago All Creatures Great and Small James Herriot's secret health battle and death

James Herriot is the star of the Channel 5 adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small, which is made its way to Netflix last year

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3 w. ago I was 'terrified' I'd hurt my baby: bestselling novelist Sarah Vaughan shares secret battle with mental health condition that affects 1 in 6 new mothers

The novelist remembered struggling to walk up and down flights of stairs with her new baby, fearing she would drop them.

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4 w. ago Terrified tourist finds stranger staring at her under the bed in popular hotel

Natali Khomenko has opened up about the unsettling experience in her Tokyo hotel room, and has said she has been left struggling with anxiety and PTSD in the wake of her ordeal

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