Linda Robson reveals she would beg strangers to buy her vodka and 'knocked back' rum in a supermarket while self-medicating with alcohol during anxiety battle
- The Loose Women panellist, 61, detailed how she'd try and think of ways to get alcohol when she was kept from leaving her home
- While she was admitted to a clinic, Linda said that during her stay she 'knocked back' rum when a staff member was distracted at the supermarket
- The Birds of a Feather star's behaviour was attributed to an allergic reaction to an anti-depressant she had been taking
- After three stints in rehab, Linda is now on the road to recovery
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Linda Robson revealed she would beg strangers to buy her alcohol when she was locked inside her house by her family, to stop her from purchasing them herself.
Speaking about her self-medication with The Sun on Sunday, the Loose Women panellist, 61, discussed how she'd try and think of ways to get alcohol when she was kept from leaving her home.
Linda, who is now in recovery, explained: 'I'd find money and say, "Excuse me, I've lost my key and can't get out would you be able to go and get me a little bottle of vodka from round the corner?"
Candid: Linda Robson revealed on Saturday that she would beg strangers to buy her vodka and 'knocked back' rum in a supermarket while self-medicating with alcohol during anxiety battle
'And a couple of people did. But one day, I asked a man to do it and he turned out to be from an alcohol crisis place that my family had called to come and help me.'
While she did get help by being admitted to a clinic, Linda detailed an incident where she went with a nurse to a supermarket and went up to the counter to buy a bottle of vodka when the staff member was distracted.
When she was informed the store only had rum, Linda asked to be given the bottle and 'started to knock it back in the shop whilst members of the public watched' before being escorted out by security guards and the nurse.
Incident: Linda, who is now in recovery, explained: 'I'd find money and say, "Excuse me, I've lost my key and can't get out would you be able to go and get me a little bottle of vodka?"'
In January, the Birds of a Feather actress returned to Loose Women after a year's absence and revealed that her alcohol consumption led to her family 'locking her up'.
On the show, she told her co-stars: 'They were locking me in because I couldn't get out, I was shouting get me out, so police were called as they thought I was kidnapped... That was my family trying to keep me safe.'
Aside from her substance woes, Linda revealed she was taking 'four baths' each day as she suffered with her obsessive-compulsive disorder. She added: 'At one point, I was having four baths a day, I was washing my bedding every day.
Struggle: While she was admitted to a clinic to help with her alcohol consumption, Linda said she went with a nurse to a store and 'necked half' a bottle of rum while they were distracted
'People joke when they hear someone saying about OCD they think it'd a bit of a joke or whatever, but it's not actually a joke, it took over my life. I couldn't clean everything enough.'
Her comments comes after Linda revealed to The Sun that she was rushed to rehab by Stacey Solomon when she suffered a breakdown during a trip to Ibiza with her Loose Women co-stars.
She explained that things got so bad, she 'felt like I wanted to die', but she wants to share her experience in a bid to help others who are in a similar situation.
Breakdown: This comes after Linda revealed she was rushed to rehab by Stacey Solomon when she suffered a breakdown during a trip to Ibiza in July 2018 over her anxiety battle
She explained her anxiety stems back to 2008, when her son Louis, now 28, had been out with friend Ben Kinsella the night Ben was stabbed and died at the scene.
She claims from that day forward she felt completely different when it came to the safety of her children - Linda is also mum to two daughters Lauren, 37, and Roberta, 24 - and struggled with anxiety as well as OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder).
Linda reached breaking point 10 years later during a trip to Ibiza with her Loose Women co-stars Stacey, Nadia Sawalha, Andrea McLean, Kaye Adams and Saira Khan.
She had flown by herself to Ibiza and revealed she was carrying three or four battery packs to charge her phone, as she gets herself in a 'terrible state' if she can't contact her family.
Honest: The Birds of a Feather actress revealed things got so bad, she 'felt like I wanted to die', but she wants to share her experience in a bid to help others who are in a similar situation
Linda said her anxiety hit while she was overseas and she wasn't sleeping, so would 'sneak bottles of vodka' in at night to try and help her sleep.
By the third night, she suffered a 'meltdown'. Lisa told the paper: 'I felt like I wanted to die because I wasn't enjoying life like I'd used to. I had reached breaking point.'
She returned to London after contacting her family and it was agreed she would go straight to a rehabilitation centre.
Linda recalled Stacey went with her, she said: 'Stacey came with me. I was in a terrible state, so we played games on her phone just to try and distract me.
'I was thinking, 'What am I going to do? Where am I going? I was scared embarrassed and ashamed because my kids had been told their mum was in a state and needs help.'
'I was scared, embarrassed and ashamed': After heading to rehab with Stacey (above), Linda said she actually ended up in a different clinic for six-weeks, but left on double the medication
Linda said that she decided against the rehab centre, as she felt it 'wasn't for me' and later found a rehab clinic up North, where she stayed for six-weeks.
She didn't drink during her stay, but due to her anxiety and compulsive behaviour being so bad, her anti-depressants were continuously upped and she left on double the medication she had arrived on.
Linda explained that when she returned home, she quickly picked up old habits and began drinking again.
Following stints in three different treatment centres, it was revealed Linda's behaviour was due to an allergic reaction to an anti-depressant.
On the mend: Following stints in three different treatment centres, it was revealed Linda's behaviour was due to an allergic reaction to an anti-depressant and she is now recovering
She has since been on the road to recovery and hadn't been seen on ITV's Loose Women since January 2019.
Linda announced in October last year that she would be returning to the show and viewers saw her address her absence live on the show on her return last month.
Speaking about her recovery, Linda told the panel: 'It took me a long time to get back to feeling normal.'
She discussed the moment she broke down in Ibiza on the show, with her co-stars sharing their concerns.
Nadia Sawalha said: 'We were all really worried... we were so worried we watched you losing weight, talked about how you yourself, it was like a dimmer switch dimming down, we were losing you.
'Our fear was you might have dementia, then it all came to a head where we had an intense night.'
A tearful Stacey Solomon went on: 'It was a really intense night, where I saw your severe OCD in action, sometimes we joke about it, but actually watching you...
'Your phone had to be charged 100% every two mins, oh It's 99%. Straight in the same direction to the charging point. Chargers after chargers.'
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Road to recovery: Linda has now returned to Loose Women after a year-long break - she was last seen on the show in January 2019
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