Liam Payne reveals secret battle: ‘Rock bottom’

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Liam revealed he struggled so much after 1D split that he began lashing out at those close to him & it resulted in a secret stint at a wellness clinic last year.

Payne spent 100 days at the Louisiana-based clinic where he was effectively cut off from the outside world as he wasn’t allowed his cellphone.

Speaking about his journey to sobriety, the 29-year-old revealed in a YouTube video, “There is a point when you hit rock bottom and you realise you have got to do something different as whatever you are doing right now isn’t working for you.

“I was in bad shape up until that point,” he said adding, “Honestly, more than anything I want to say thank you to Bear and his mum for giving me a little bit of freedom to go and get well.

He also confessed the moment he knew he needed to seek help was after his interview with YouTuber Logan Paul which made headlines around the world after he made some brutal comments about his former bandmate, Zayn Malik and sipped on a neat whiskey.

Taking to YouTube, the star said that was the moment he didn’t recognise himself and decided he needed to take “a look inward” instead of taking it “outwards on everyone else”.

Payne continued to apologise for his actions and revealed when he was in his darkest times, his former One Direction bandmates which include, all “stuck by me”.

“The rest of the boys have really stuck by me and when I needed them most they kind of came to my rescue, even Zayn.”

Telling fans the interview with Paul was a life-changing moment, he added “the party is over” in reference to his drinking and is celebrating six months sober this week.

Article first published on NZHerald and republished here with permission.