Jackie 'O' Henderson reveals she 'didn't love herself' before revealing drug and alcohol addiction - and how she told her daughter Kitty of her past
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Jackie 'O' Henderson has reveled that she felt shame and dislike for herself before she publicly revealed her struggles with drugs and alcohol. The radio host, 49, detailed her battle with addiction and secret rehab stint in her biography, The Whole Truth.
![[The radio host, 49, detailed her battle with addiction and secret rehab stint in her biography, The Whole Truth. 'I was numbing so much of myself.. that person was living a very surface life' she tells the Daily Telegraph]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/08/91302835-14251575-Jackie_O_Henderson_pictured_on_Thursday_has_revealed_the_one_sig-a-18_1736067401238.jpg)
'I was numbing so much of myself. I was just coasting in life – and there was never any questions of who am I, or what do I stand for... that person was living a very surface life' she tells the Daily Telegraph. 'I didn't know what loving yourself even really meant – was that just telling yourself you're beautiful in the mirror?' she continued.
![[Jackie went on to explain the process of telling her daughter, Kitty, 14, (left) about her addiction battle. 'We have a pretty open dialogue with each other, and there is a lot of trust there – but ultimately you just also want to protect them' she said]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/08/93750437-14251575-image-a-19_1736067490618.jpg)
Jackie went on to explain the process of telling her daughter, Kitty, 14, about her addiction battle. 'We have a pretty open dialogue with each other, and there is a lot of trust there – but ultimately you just also want to protect them. But I don't want to wrap cotton wool around her either' she said.
Jackie 'O' Henderson (pictured) has reveled that she felt shame and dislike for herself before she publicly revealed her struggles with drugs and alcohol. Jackie added that 'other mums' at Kitty's school have supported her and reached out to her. 'She hasn't had any problems in the playground from it. And I just think that part was really lovely, it really was' Jackie said.
The radio star recently revealed the one sign which pointed towards her secret drug and alcohol addiction. Jackie told how she spiralled into a deep addiction following the 2018 breakdown of her marriage to UK photographer Lee Henderson and again during the Covid-19 lockdown.
