Lucy Hale Reveals Battle with Alcoholism, Two Years of Sobriety and Role of COVID-19 in Her Recovery Journey

Actress Lucy Hale Goes Public with Long-Standing Drinking Problem and Credit to COVID-19 in Lending Unforeseen Assistance with Maintaining Sobriety

Lucy Hale opened up about her struggle with alcoholism from a young age, with her first experience of blacking out occurring when she was just 12 years old.
Hale sought help and made a personal choice to go to rehab at 23, identifying this as a pivotal time in her life, even while maintaining a job in a popular TV series, 'Pretty Little Liars', where she did not disclose her struggle.
Despite various attempts at sobriety, Hale admits that she wasn't ready to give up drinking until the age of 32, attributing part of her successful sobriety to contracting COVID-19 which forced her to isolate at home.
In addition to her alcohol addiction, Hale revealed that she sought validation from men and equated sexual encounters with self-worth, leading to a vicious cycle that further fed her addiction.
Two years into her sobriety, Hale declares that she works on her recovery every day, choosing to live and fight each moment despite the pain of her past.