Overview

• The 76-year-old singer grew tearful on BBC Breakfast as she described alcoholism as a family disease and reflected on a chaotic childhood.
• On ITV's This Morning she quoted Sir Elton John using an expletive, prompting host Ben Shephard to apologise on air, and she immediately said sorry.
• Lulu says a candid family exchange in November 2013 led her sister, a psychotherapist, to encourage rehab, which she entered the next day for six weeks.
• She reports nearly 12 years of sobriety supported by intensive Alcoholics Anonymous attendance and describes having been a highly functioning alcoholic who hid her drinking from loved ones and colleagues.
• Her memoir, If Only You Knew, is being promoted with UK media appearances and an intimate tour through September and October featuring discussion and music.