EXCLUSIVE: The star obtained a life altering analysis in 2025.
I am A Superstar legend Darren Day has opened up about his habit struggles (Picture: Channel 5)
I am A Superstar…Get Me Out of Right here star Darren Day obtained a life altering analysis in February 2025 when it was confirmed he has ADHD. The 57-year-old star of stage and display screen, who appeared on the primary collection of the jungle actuality present again in 2002, continues to be getting used to the thought however admits lots of issues make way more sense now – reminiscent of his properly documented battle with habit. When he logs on to Zoom to talk solely to Specific.co.uk he appears match and wholesome however he admits it has been a journey.
“This previous 14 months since I have been recognized with ADHD have been fascinating for me as a result of the psychological well being points I’ve gone by way of lately, I at all times thought have been due to the years of ingesting and taking medication. [I thought] that is why my head is wonky. However the unbelievable group I’ve acquired round me now who’re absolute consultants at what they do they advised me it was most likely the opposite approach round – that I used to be taking medication and ingesting to self-medicate due to my psychological sickness. That blew my thoughts,” he says.
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He’s fast to make clear he’s not passing the buck for any of his previous behaviour, which he takes full accountability for.
“It is troublesome actually, as a result of typically I fear about saying that as a result of to sure individuals who do not perceive habit or perceive psychological well being – I utterly get why that sounds similar to a very good excuse, for going off the rails. It is like, as an alcoholic, when you’ve the blackouts, individuals do not get it or do not perceive it. I get it and perceive it as a result of I’ve lived by way of it. [But they think] it is handy that you’ve got had a blackout.
“It is handy you do not bear in mind what an absolute t**t you have been and I perceive why individuals may assume that it was ‘handy’ I used to be mentally in poor health so I took medication and I drank. I completely get why individuals would assume or say that for those who do not perceive all of it however yeah that’s most likely why [I did],” he admits.
In fact on the peak of his habit Darren had no thought he additionally had an underlying situation. He has been sober for round seven years after he suffered a seven day relapse throughout the pandemic when he barricaded himself in his toilet and went on a cocaine binge.
He was given six months to stay if he did not stop and he credit good friend Robbie Williams with saving his life and getting him to rehab. He realises how lucky he’s and pays it ahead: “I take sobriety extremely critically and I try to assist different individuals in the identical approach as Robbie helped me,” he says.
Along with his life and profession now again on observe he’s sporting a brand new beard as he rehearses for a “dream function” enjoying iconic report producer Sam Phillips within the musical Million Greenback Quartet. The present tells the story of a legendary evening in music when superstars Johnny Money, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley have been introduced collectively by pure likelihood for a jam session.
“I’ve liked Elvis my complete life. For my fiftieth birthday, one of many magazines took me to Memphis and I went to Graceland and I sat at Sam Phillips desk in Solar Data and there is a form of a mark on the ground the place they did the million greenback quartet. So I used to be there by no means imagining I’d ever get to be part of this.
“The solid are unbelievable. There’s extra strain on the 4 boys enjoying Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Money and Jerry Lewis as a result of except you might be an ardent fan of these days, individuals do not actually know what Sam Phillips appeared like or appeared like. So, there’s much less strain on me,” he laughed.
Million Greenback Quartet runs within the Barn Theatre Cirencester from Monday June 15 till Saturday August 22 with tickets out there from the venue’s web site.
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