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| Ellie Goulding: 'I used alcohol to be more funny and interesting' | Ellie Goulding: 'I used alcohol to be more funny and interesting' |
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| Ellie Goulding has revealed she turned to alcohol after struggling to adjust to life in the spotlight. | Ellie Goulding has revealed she turned to alcohol after struggling to adjust to life in the spotlight. |
| "I had to be a fake person to deal with the surreal situation I was in," the pop star said. | |
| "Usually for me it involved alcohol. I assumed I couldn't be good enough, smart, funny, or crazy enough to be with certain people without it." | "Usually for me it involved alcohol. I assumed I couldn't be good enough, smart, funny, or crazy enough to be with certain people without it." |
| The singer made the comments while appearing on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast. | The singer made the comments while appearing on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast. |
| As well as admitting to drinking alcohol prior to interviews, the 32-year-old also revealed she turned to booze before appearing on Radio 1's Live Lounge - which is usually recorded in the morning. | As well as admitting to drinking alcohol prior to interviews, the 32-year-old also revealed she turned to booze before appearing on Radio 1's Live Lounge - which is usually recorded in the morning. |
| "Live Lounges used to be the most nerve-wracking, I even drank before those. | "Live Lounges used to be the most nerve-wracking, I even drank before those. |
| "I would say, 'Right, I've got to drink this morning because I've got this interview and I don't really know how to answer the questions, because I don't really know who I am any more.' | "I would say, 'Right, I've got to drink this morning because I've got this interview and I don't really know how to answer the questions, because I don't really know who I am any more.' |
| "I thought drinking would at least make me a bit more funny, or interesting," Ellie Goulding said. | "I thought drinking would at least make me a bit more funny, or interesting," Ellie Goulding said. |
| However the double BRIT Award winner - who performed at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding reception in 2011 - says she never had an alcohol problem. | However the double BRIT Award winner - who performed at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding reception in 2011 - says she never had an alcohol problem. |
| "I wasn't an alcoholic," she said. "I could go months without a drink, too." | "I wasn't an alcoholic," she said. "I could go months without a drink, too." |
| Ellie Goulding released her chart-topping debut album, Lights, in 2010 which was followed by Halcyon in 2012 and Delirium in 2015. | Ellie Goulding released her chart-topping debut album, Lights, in 2010 which was followed by Halcyon in 2012 and Delirium in 2015. |
| In 2016, she announced she would be taking a break from music but not quitting permanently. | In 2016, she announced she would be taking a break from music but not quitting permanently. |
| The singer also told Fearne Cotton that she'd had therapy to try and deal with anger issues. | The singer also told Fearne Cotton that she'd had therapy to try and deal with anger issues. |
| She revealed her marriage to old Etonian Caspar Jopling in August has helped calm her emotions. | She revealed her marriage to old Etonian Caspar Jopling in August has helped calm her emotions. |
| "When I met Caspar, this anger thing just went away. | "When I met Caspar, this anger thing just went away. |
| "At first it didn't. I did that thing we all do when we first meet someone you really like and you....don't possibly show any of your bad traits. | "At first it didn't. I did that thing we all do when we first meet someone you really like and you....don't possibly show any of your bad traits. |
| "With Caspar I instantly felt calmer," she added. | "With Caspar I instantly felt calmer," she added. |
| If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article there is help via the BBC Advice pages. | If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article there is help via the BBC Advice pages. |
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