{"id":4424115,"date":"2021-06-08T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=4424115"},"modified":"2021-06-08T13:52:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T17:52:02","slug":"liam-payne-addiction-one-direction-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2021\/06\/08\/liam-payne-addiction-one-direction-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Payne Confesses To Drinking Heavily & Taking Pills While With One Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liam Payne got incredibly candid about his struggle with addiction, referring to moments when he was with the band One Direction as his ‘pills and booze phase.’\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Content Warning<\/em>: This post details struggles with prescription drug and alcohol addiction as well as suicidal ideation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Liam Payne<\/strong><\/a>‘s time in\u00a0One Direction<\/strong> <\/a>wasn’t always what it seemed. The singer and entertainer, 27, opened up about some of the darker moments in his life during an interview on Steven Bartlett’<\/strong>s The Diary of a CEO<\/em> podcast. During the exchange, Liam recalled a photo of himself partying on a boat, referring to that moment as his “pills and booze phase.”<\/p>\n

The singer<\/a> went on to share that his “face was 10 times bigger than it is now. The problem was, the best way to secure us was to lock us in a room, and what is in the room? A minibar.” Due to the environment<\/a> and scrutiny of fame at a young age, Liam found himself abusing substances more often, adding that this harmful pattern carried “on for years.” And the addiction impacted Liam in the worst way.<\/p>\n

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Members of One Direction, from left, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan, wave during an event to promote their film “One Direction: This Is US,” in Makuhari, near Tokyo [Shutterstock].<\/figcaption><\/figure>When asked by the host if he grappled with suicidal ideation, Liam admitted that there were details about his struggle he’s never publicly disclosed. “There is definitely some stuff I have never spoken about to do with it,” the singer revealed. “It was really, really severe.” During the interview, however, Liam revealed that he’s been sober for “just over a month.”<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first time that Liam has publicly disclosed his struggles with addiction. In 2019, the singer shared with\u00a0The Guardian<\/em><\/a> there “was a point where every day, you didn\u2019t know whether it was going to be the end. It was so touch and go, at every single show. I was slowly losing the plot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Liam Payne at the 74th British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on April 11, 2021 [Shutterstock].<\/figcaption><\/figure>Liam has undoubtedly endured a lot of change since One Direction seemingly disbanded in 2015. Since that time, Liam has built a solo career, but is still dealing with personal pitfalls, sharing recently that his engagement to Maya Henry<\/strong> <\/a>had come to an end<\/a>. In the same podcast episode, Liam shared, “I\u2019ve just not been very good at relationships. I know what my pattern is with relationships at this point. I\u2019m just not very good at them. I need to work on myself first before I put myself onto somebody else.”<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse and their mental health, reach out to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<\/a> at <\/em>1-800-662-HELP (4357).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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