Dougie Poynter opened up about his two stints in rehab for different addictions and their "life changing" impact. Last year, the 36 year old McFly musician confessed these were "the worst times" in his life but also paradoxically "the best", and admitted the difficulty of sharing this with his loved ones. In a candid chat last year with Busted's Matt Willis, 41, on the first episode of Matt's podcast, On The Mend With Matt Willis, Dougie shared at the time: ""Both times I felt like they were huge life-changing things, they were like the worst times in my life and the best, for some reason.
I still reference my last stint in rehab now whenever I'm like not feeling quite right or something." He further added: "I think that also plays into why I'm fearful of talking about it, is more what others or friends and family will think, like how it will hurt them knowing. " The Star Girl singer had previously confessed in 2012 that he attempted to take his own life in a fume-filled car in 2011, following struggles with alcohol and drugs and shortly after his break up from The Saturdays' Frankie Sandford .
While filming for Alan Carr's Chatty Man TV show, Dougie reportedly confirmed the news, which is also documented in McFly's autobiography, Unsaid Things...
Our Story. According to The Mirror , Dougie has described revisiting past challenges as "quite therapeutic but also quite scary," revealing the dark depth one can sink to when neglecting self-care. He shared his thoughts, admitting:.