Profiles Of Addiction Recovery | Cara Delevingne

Supermodel and Hollywood actress Cara Delevingne is well-known for appearing in countless fashion campaigns and runway shows as well as a few star-studded movies and shows. 

But what she may not be as well known for is addiction. Delevingne recently revealed that she’s been struggling with drug and alcohol abuse for most of her life. As of March 2023, she’s finally receiving addiction treatment and has been sober for four months.

Family History Of Addiction

Delevingne’s mother struggled with heroin addiction for most of Delevingne’s life as well as bipolar disorder. Addiction and mental health disorders clearly run in the family.

In fact, from a young age, Delevingen has struggled with dyspraxia (a neurological disorder), depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug addiction, and self-harm.

Early Drug & Alcohol Use

She remembers her first time abusing alcohol when she was seven years old. She was at a wedding and drank multiple glasses of champagne all at one time. By 10, she was abusing sleeping pills to deal with insomnia.

Things Got Worse In 2020

Delevingne went on to abuse alcohol on and off in her teens and twenties. She recently recalled going to the Met Gala in May 2022 and then getting blackout drunk after. The next day, she had to travel to her grandmother’s funeral with a massive hangover.

While she continued to abuse substances in 2022, 2020 is really when things came to a head. 

Various things happened at once. The pandemic lockdown went into effect, Delevingne broke up with her girlfriend of two years, Ashley Benson, and was without work. She went into isolation and took to partying instead of getting help.

She continued partying through 2022 and into her 29th birthday in August 2022. She went on to use drugs at the Burning Man festival that she says “put [her] in danger.”

Reality Check & Wake-Up Call

It was the release of photos of Delevingne and her erratic behavior at the Van Nuys airport in Los Angeles, California, after her time at Burning Man in 2022, that really put things into perspective. She’s described it as a “reality check” and a “wake up call.” 

After the pictures began trending online, her friends came together and discussed their worries with her. She was also seen behaving erratically at the Billboard Music Awards in May 2022.

Rehab & Recovery

After the airport paparazzi photos were released, Cara Delevingne checked herself into rehab. 

The 30-year-old committed herself to a 12-step program that includes support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous. She has remained sober since that time, according to the April issue of Vogue magazine. 

About Her Recovery Efforts

She’s said that “the community made a huge difference. The opposite of addiction is connection, and I really found that in 12-step.”

After rehab, Delevingne spent Christmas and New Year’s sober with her new girlfriend Leah Mason. On top of the 12-step program, she’s also incorporated meditation into her twice-daily yoga practice and is going to regular therapy.

Of the recovery process, Delevingne has recently said, “This process obviously has its ups and downs, but I’ve started realizing so much…It doesn’t happen overnight.”

About Cara Delevingne

Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born on August 12, 1992, in Hammersmith, London, England, to property developer Charles Delevingne and socialite Pandora Delevingne. She began modeling in her teens.  

She signed with Storm Management in 2009 and, after a few years of modeling, won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in both 2012 and 2014. 

She modeled for Vogue Italia, Burberry, Chanel, Valentino, Jason Wu, Donna Karen, Tory Burch, Oscar de la Renta, Stella McCartney, and Carolina Herrera.

She has since moved on to acting, starting with a minor role in the 2012 adaptation of Anna Karenina and then going on to bigger roles in Paper Towns, Suicide Squad, Planet Sex, Carnival Row, and season 2 of Only Murders In The Building.

Recovery Is Possible

If any of Cara Delevingne’s stories of alcohol and drug abuse sound familiar, you may be living with drug addiction as well. To learn how we can help make recovery possible for you or your loved one, please contact us today.