By 22, her addiction was at its peak, with cocaine and alcohol abuse. This 23-Year-Old Mom Discovered She Was Once Given A 'Husband Stitch' Without. She was discovered at 15 and landed her first Vogue cover by 18, and the lifestyle gave her unlimited access to drugs. Met Gala 2019: Amber Valletta, 45, Risks Wardrobe Malfunction in Skin-Baring Bodysuit. In her 2014 MindBodyGreen speech, the Oklahoma native said that at just 8 years old, she began looking for ways to get high - “I sniffed markers, I sniffed glue, fingernail polish, anything that could give me a buzz” - because she was “uncomfortable being a human being.” She started to use drugs that were around the “culture” of her family soon after, including marijuana. It’s hard to do, but I want to move through the world as gently as I can.” Even people that I don’t think are right. Amber Valletta started modeling at age 15, was on the cover of Vogue by age 18, and got sober by age 20.Now, at age 45, the supermodel is opening up about the drug and alcohol abuse in her youth. I want to allow myself the space to have bad days, be sad, be mad, be loving and accepting of others. “I don’t want to talk it, I want to live it. “I want to be the person that I aspire to be,” she said. So Valletta remains focused on her health - and living a sober life. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Left to my own devices, I guarantee you no matter how much I love life, my family, if I take a drink or any of my drugs of choice, I’ll be dead. She continued, “Only by being sober do I have any chance of survival. “So why would I be ashamed of being clean and saying: I have a disease that I can’t control?”
“I didn’t have a problem when I was out using, if you saw me high or drunk,” said Valletta, who is also an actress (on TV’s Revenge as well as in films including Hitch and What Lies Beneath), of the years during which she was using. In an interview with Porter magazine, Valletta talked about going public with her addiction at a 2014 MindBodyGreen event, admitting of the speech she gave at the invite-only event, “I didn’t think anyone would see.” However, her powerful story - in which the Vogue cover star revealed she would show up at photo shoots drunk and high - went viral. Hitch is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant and starring Will Smith, along with Eva Mendes, Kevin James, and Amber Valletta. The film stars Ryan Kwanten, Judith Roberts, Donnie Wahlberg, and Amber Valletta. She says if she wasn’t, she wouldn’t be alive. She is considered an 'anti-supermodel', and hosted MTVs House of Style alongside her friend and fellow model Amber Valletta. The 45-year-old supermodel, who soared to fame in the ‘90s alongside Kate Moss and Shalom Harlow, has been drug- and alcohol-free for 20-plus years. (Photo: Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/WireImage )Īmber Valletta is speaking out about her addiction. Model Amber Valletta, at the Fashion Awards in December, believes that if she didn't get sober 25 years ago, she wouldn't be alive.
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