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  • Pooja Bhatt opened up about recovering from alcoholism at the age of 44
  • During a chat with Cyrus Broacha, Pooja shared that she had a drinking problem
  • She said society gives a license to men

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Pooja Bhatt shares her journey of recovering from alcohol addiction ;recalls being called ‘alcoholic'

Speaking with Cyrus Broacha on Bigg Boss OTT 2, Pooja Bhatt said, ‘Society gives a license to men and thus they can openly speak about being addicted and recovering from alcoholism. However, women don’t openly drink and so they don’t openly recover.’

Pooja Bhatt shares her journey of recovering from alcohol addiction ;recalls being called ‘alcoholic'

Actor-director Pooja Bhatt, who is one of the contestants in the second season of ‘Bigg Boss OTT’, opened up about recovering from alcoholism at the age of 44 on the show.

During a chat with Cyrus Broacha, she shared, ‘I had a drinking problem, and that’s why I acknowledged my addiction and made the decision to quit.’

Pooja Bhatt said, ‘Society gives a license to men and thus they can openly speak about being addicted and recovering from alcoholism. However, women don’t openly drink and so they don’t openly recover. I used to drink openly so when I thought of recovering from alcoholism, I realised that why should I recover in the closet?’

Pooja mentioned that people used to call her an alcoholic but then she said she’s a recovering alcoholic.

Earlier, Pooja Bhatt addressed her alcoholism and recovery on social media.

In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, she had said, ‘I was born to a man who has never done anything in half-measure and I inherited that. So when I drank, I drank copiously. Your appetite increases even as the alcohol does terrible things to your body, clutters your mind and colours your judgement of the people you’re hanging out with.’

‘Bigg Boss OTT’ Season 2 premiered on June 17 with Pooja Bhatt, Abhishek Malhan, Palak Purswani, Avinash Sachdev, Manisha Rani, Jiya Shankar, Jad Hadid, Falaq Naaz, Cyrus Broacha, Bebika Dhurve, Akanksha Puri and Aaliya Siddiqui as the contestants.

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