Trinny Woodall has reflected on her time in rehab for drug addiction when she was 26, saying she "felt relieved to be alive".
The fashion and makeover expert, 61, who rose to fame opposite Susannah Constantine on What Not To Wear, explained to Women's Health UK how she had six friends die in her first year of recovery.
"There wasn't an 'I’m on the back foot’ moment – it was simply ‘I have another chance’. It’s difficult looking back. I don’t know if I was judged, but do I care? No," she said.
She continued: "If I hadn’t gone through it, I might not be where I am today. We only learn when we’re challenged. When life is going well, we don’t learn much."
Woodall said dating is not a priority in her life because she does not want to sit through a "three-hour dinner" with someone she finds "boring".
"Being with my daughter, travelling, meeting new people, and having dinner with people who fascinate me. I don’t have to fancy them, I just want people who stimulate my brain and my life.
"If along the way I meet someone, great, but my priority isn’t, ‘I have to date’.
"When friends ask, ‘Have you met someone yet?’ I go, ‘No, and I really don’t give a shit. By the way, how’s your boring husband?’"
Woodall, who founded the make up and beauty business Trinny London, said she is focused on feeling strong in her body.
She said: "I want to be able to put my heavy suitcase over my head without somebody helping me. I want to protect my bones, so if I fall at 80, I get up again.
"And I want to be strong now, because if you feel strong, your mind feels strong, and you have that feeling of anything’s possible."
Source: Press Association
