Cara Delevingne opens up about her past struggles with addiction, trauma, and personal breakdown.
What once appeared to be the picture-perfect life of an international supermodel was, behind the scenes, a living nightmare. Cara Delevingne is now speaking more openly than ever about the darkest chapters of her life revealing disturbing details about hard drugs, severe mental health struggles, and the moment everything began to spiral out of control.
On the podcast Call Her Daddy, the 33-year-old speaks with striking honesty about how she used substances such as GBL and GHB in an attempt to completely numb herself emotionally. In order to keep going afterward, she says she also turned to cocaine. Looking back, she describes this combination as a dangerous cycle that quickly became impossible to break.
Early Struggles That Paved The Way To Addiction
Delevingne explains that her issues began long before her modeling career took off. Growing up in the British high society, alongside her mother’s serious illness, left a deep emotional impact on her. As a child, she says she often felt she had no voice and was never truly able to process or express her emotions.
Things escalated during her teenage years. She began experimenting with drugs at an early age and recalls intense LSD experiences that triggered a severe psychological crisis. The hallucinations became so overwhelming that she experienced suicidal thoughts. Eventually, she dropped out of school and fully committed herself to modeling.
A Life-Threatening Moment During Withdrawal
One of the most critical moments, according to Delevingne, came during her withdrawal from GHB. While attending a festival, she suffered a seizure an alarming wake-up call about the severity of her addiction. It was this incident that ultimately pushed her to seek professional help and begin rebuilding her life.
Delevingne also reflects on her time working for Victoria’s Secret, an experience she does not look back on fondly. While she appeared confident on the runway, she was privately struggling with her sexual identity.
At the time, she had not yet come out publicly and described feeling like a “closeted lesbian.” The internal pressure became so intense that she once fainted during an encounter with fellow model Candice Swanepoel, after becoming overwhelmed by nerves when Swanepoel changed in front of her.
Today, Cara Delevingne is able to speak openly about these painful chapters of her life. The addiction, the mental health struggles, and the deep self-doubt are now part of her past. By sharing her story, she hopes to show that even after hitting rock bottom, recovery and a new beginning are possible. What do you think about all this? Let us know in the comments.