Angelina Jolie
It’s almost impossible to think that Angelina Jolie, one half of Hollywood’s most glamorous couple and a internationally acclaimed humanitarian used to be in the grip of severe heroin addiction. Despite being quite open about her drug addiction in her earlier days, a video emerged last year showing the sheer scale of her addiction, which sent shockwaves among her fans.
Robert Downey Jr
Coke, heroin, crack- you name it, Robert Downey Jr. probably did it back in the 80’s and 90’s leading up to his infamous prison time in 1999/2000. But after his brush with the law, he’s managed to get clean and make a massive recovery starring in some box office smashes including the likes of Iron Man and Tropic Thunder.
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt is considered to be one of the biggest movie stars on the planet and does normally keep himself to himself when it comes to his private life. In 2011, he told Parade magazine that he spent much of the 90’s ‘sitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out.’ He went on to blame his marriage with Jennifer Aniston that led to him not reaching his potential.
Daniel Radcliffe
The Harry Potter star revealed that he sometime turned up to shoot films still drunk from the night before. Discussing his decision to give up drinking several years ago, Radcliffe revealed he turned to booze to cope with the pressures of fame and potential failure like other child stars.
Since 2010 he has gone completely tee total and appeared in a string of well-acclaimed movies such as The Woman in Black and Kill Your Darlings since the Harry Potter saga finished.
Lady Gaga
As a teenager raver she apparently was a big mandy lover and in her 20’s took quite a fair bit of cocaine when she spent her days and nights partying with friends.
When she hit the big time as such, it didn’t really seem to stop. After suffering a hip injury on her Born This Way Ball tour she developed a weed addiction that left her smoking 20 marijuana cigarettes a day.But with the help of Elton John she managed to get herself on the straight an narrow.
