In the world we live in, one addiction can easily lead to another, and Carnie Wilson learned that the hard way.
Unbeknownst to many, the singer was not a happy-go-lucky girl when she shed 150 pounds with gastric bypass surgery seven years ago. Thinking she had overcome her addiction to food, she then turned her attention to alcohol.
Carnie said in an exclusive interview with Oprah that her life fell into a deep descent when she found herself struggling with alcoholism two years after her surgery.
She explained, "The drinking progressed more and more and I found I was getting drunk very fast and I was getting sober very fast and it was frightening because I saw myself going down a dark spiral very quickly."
The 38-year-old admits she was drinking up to 10 margaritas a day and had to eventually hit rock bottom before she could start climbing back up again.
Wanting to start a family with her husband Rob Bonfiglio, and not put her child at risk, is what ultimately made the star turn her life around.
Bonfiglio explained, "We really wanted to start a family and we were five years into our marriage at that point and she was really kind of in the whole alcoholism stage and I said, 'You're either gonna sober up and be sober for a little while before we start trying to have a baby, or I don't really see us going anywhere. What's the point?'"
The former Wilson Philips singer says that was her wake up call and has been sober ever since. She says sobriety has made her want to be the best mom for her young daughter. So far, so good, Carnie.
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