Cara Delevingne reveals she did her first Glastonbury sober after ‘falling into a really bad place’
Seasoned festivalgoer Cara Delevingne says not only was this year her first time attending Glastonbury sober, but it was “by far” her favourite.
The model and actress, 30, who partied with friends Anya Taylor-Joy and Stella McCartney, sister Poppy and girlfriend Minke at Worthy Farm, took to Instagram on Monday to reflect on the experience.
Sharing clips of some of her favourite music performances, Delevingne captioned the post: “I have been going to Glastonbury since I was 15 but this year was my first sober one and it was by far my favourite.
“Filled with tears, full belly laughs, long awaited reunions and so much love.”
She signed off writing “Till next time…” followed by a red love heart emoji.
Her post was met with a rush of support from her 42.8 million followers.
“So nice to see you! One of the best years yet,” wrote former Love Island host Laura Whitmore.
“Here’s to your happy sobriety. ODAAT [one day at a time] X,” penned Fatboy Slim, who also performed at the event.
“Congratulations Cara, what a huge achievement!” declared self development coach and speaker Roxie Nafousi.
It comes after the Carnival Row star admitted earlier this year that she checked herself into rehab after “heartbreaking” pictures of her looking dishevelled went viral across social media, sparking concern amongst her nearest and dearest.
Reflecting on her mental health struggles and addiction battle to Vogue magazine in April, she confessed that she hadn’t been “ready” to tackle her demons until she fell into a “bad place”.
She explained: “I’ve had interventions of a sort, but I wasn’t ready. That’s the problem.
“I hadn’t seen a therapist in three years. I just kind of pushed everyone away, which made me realise how much I was in a bad place.”
She continued: “I always thought that the work needs to be done when the times are bad, but actually the work needs to be done when they’re good.
“The work needs to be done consistently. It’s never going to be fixed or fully healed but I’m okay with that, and that’s the difference.”
