Fergie Talks Past Drug Use & Finding A 'Thicker Skin'

Access Hollywood - October 12, 2009 8:09 PM PDT
Story photo: Fergie Talks Past Drug Use & Finding A 'Thicker Skin'Fergie shows off her toned tummy as the Black Eyed Peas perform at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco on August 29, 2009 FilmMagicAccess Hollywood

LONDON, England, U.K. -- Fergie may be glam and ferocious these days as the First Lady of the Black Eyed Peas, but she has no interest in hiding her past, which includes drug use.

"Sometimes publicists get really mad with me for talking about stuff like that -- but I don't care," the singer and actress told Britain's Times newspaper.

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"For me, it's something I went through," she continued. "It's an epidemic, and it's important to talk about it because it's a very, very hard thing to stop."

The star, who will hit theaters later this fall alongside Penelope Cruz in "Nine," opened up about her drug use in the Sunday edition of the newspaper.

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"It started with ecstasy. I loved ecstasy. Loved it, loved it. It was great at first, then it just went..." she added making a downward motion with her hand.

And the star, who previously admitted to having a crystal meth problem, said that drug was a hugely detrimental force.

"It ruins you," she told the paper.

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Fergie blames some of her past troubles on having been a child star (she starred on "Kid's Incorporated" as a youngster).

"Definitely. What happens when you're a child professional is that you have to be, well, professional. You're taught not to have tantrums, to always people-please," she said. "That's part of how I got into [drugs] later."

These days though, life is good. She has the band, the movie and a very handsome man, Josh Duhamel, whom she married earlier this year.

But she still has some trouble in the form of the tabloid press.

"I'm trying to get a thicker skin," she said. "I like to be aware of people's perceptions of me, but when you put it as a priority, as a means to judging your worth, that's when it can be dangerous.

"There's no rule book on how to do this," she added.

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  • Clare
    i love fegie and all her stuff
    report abuseposted October 18, 2009 4:44 PM PDT
  • Joanne
    sounds like sexylady25 whatever has some major issues of her or his own. Good for you Fergie you are probably helping teens and adults out there who happen to adore you.
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 5:07 PM PDT
  • Steve12
    thats hot!!!!!!
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 5:04 PM PDT
  • AMBER
    Great for being honest. But it takes an idiot not to know she has done drugs. Her face tells it all. She looks a lot older then she actually is.
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 4:44 PM PDT
  • AMBER
    Great for being honest. But it takes an idiot not to know she has done drugs. Her face tells it all. She looks a lot older then she actually is.
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 4:43 PM PDT
  • crash
    Fergie, Good for you. I think it's great you are being open and honest about a terrible terrible drug problem you overcame. You talking about this may help other's to overcome the same ordeal you went through. I'm happy you are clean and sober and wish you and that Hunky husband a long and loving relationship.
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 4:00 PM PDT
  • crash
    Fergie, Good for you. I think it's great you are being open and honest about a terrible terrible drug problem you overcame. You talking about this may help other's to overcome the same ordeal you went through. I'm happy you are clean and sober and wish you and that Hunky husband a long and loving relationship.
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 4:00 PM PDT
  • ChicoA
    fergie is avery beautiful young woman who is very smart and intelligent. iwould love to me her and take her out and wine &dine her and get to know her better. but she is probably looking for another rich who is boring as hell.
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 3:39 PM PDT
  • jennifer
    Not really a fan but I give her props for being honest
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 3:22 PM PDT
  • kristen
    You know what? Fergie needs to stfu and stop being a whiney little bytch about her "Meth Days", as if someone forced her to do drugs. Girl, please.... Just enjoy your celebrity status while you can. Dont feed us the bullshyt about your past, because you're enjoying your life now. Spare me the sob story......bytch
    report abuseposted October 14, 2009 3:19 PM PDT
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