Tulisa Contostavlos: 'It was one of the darkest times of my life'
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Rylan Clark says its 'time to know' Tulisa's truth 13 years after meeting on X Factor
X Factor contestant Rylan Clark has revealed he is 'proud' of former judge Tulisa Contostavlos for releasing her first book as she detailed her drug scandal and suicide attempts Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has received the support of ex-contestant Rylan Clark as she opened up on her challenging time in the spotlight. The N-Dubz singer revealed she attempted suicide after being deceived in a sting operation by 'Fake Sheikh' Mazher Mahmood. She was charged with supplying class A drugs but the case was eventually dismissed as it emerged that Mahmood had lied to the court. Tulisa has also revealed she found herself in a "toxic" relationship during the time of the trial, which she shares in her new book, Judgement: Love, Trials, and Tribulations. The star revealed her "year from hell" and led her to attempt to take her own life not once, but twice. It comes after Darius Danesh's ex-wife speaks out after pop star died after refusing operation. Her emotional new book, Judgement: Love, Trials, and Tribulations, opens with Tulisa sitting drunk on the floor of her bathroom after finding out that she's going to be charged with being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs at 11pm on a Friday. Since its release this week, Tulisa has been supported by fellow X Factor star and friend Rylan. He shared a sweet snap of him sat on a striped sofa with his arm around Tulisa as he heaped on the praise for her candid book. The TV and radio star gushed: "Never been prouder @tulisacontostavlos. From 2012 to now we've been through a lot and I'm so proud we stayed by each others side. "Now it's time for everyone to know your truth. We've never publicised it, we've just been there for eachother. I'm so happy your words will now be heard by everyone. Tulisa's book Judgement is out now x #Day1 x." Tulisa responded as she told Rylan: "Love you will all my heart you beautiful earth angel." He was there to celebrate with Tulisa at a Q and A session for her memoir as he interviewed the singer. The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star threw the support back to Rylan following the event as she said: "@Rylan when the whole industry turn their back on me you screamed my truth when I couldn't speak from the roof tops. "Love you forever. Thanks for being you and supporting me during the hardest time of my life." Tulisa appeared on This Morning on Thursday, where she harrowingly detailed the extent of her pain. She revealed that she attempted suicide twice after the ordeal. "The first attempt was quite light in a sense...I was very drunk and I wasn't sure, just go for it, I've had enough," she said. "It was the second time that after the trial had finished then I had time to really process everything that happened was the real kicker. Surviving that was a miracle," she said. When asked how she is now, she said: "I don't think I'll ever trust in the same way again but I am someone who has a logical head on their shoulders. I hope for the best in people I'm not a negative person, I'm not looking for negative things in someone. "I've been very blessed through his experience to have a very strong team of loving individuals who really became my soul family and remain that to this day. If anything, I gained love through this process. Big shout out to my family at home who have been absolute rocks for me."
ITV News
2 days ago
- ITV News
Tulisa Contostavlos: 'It was one of the darkest times of my life'
• The singer, best known for N-Dubz, details a shocking tabloid sting and her infamous drug trial that collapsed in 2014, in her interview with Helen Keenan.
Metro
3 days ago
- Metro
N-Dubz's Tulisa 'slept on bathroom floor' for 5 days after sex tape leak
Tulisa Contostavlos has shared details from her 'year from hell', with her drug trial and sex tape scandal leaving her mental health spiralling. The N-Dubz legend revealed in her new memoir — Judgement: Love, Trials and Tribulations — that she attempted to take her life twice amid the turbulent year. In a blow to her solo career and X Factor stardom in 2012, her sex tape was leaked, then the following year, she was charged on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs. 'When I was a child, the bathroom was the only room in my house with a lock,' Tulisa wrote, according to The Mirror. 'I had always locked myself in there in times of distress, whether it was because my parents were going at it like two bulls in a china shop again, or my mentally ill mother was going off the rails.' She explained it had 'always been my place of safety' and that twenty years later, she was 'back lying on the bathroom floor'. 'Deep-rooted issues, I suppose,' Tulisa, 37, continued. 'When the sex tape had come out, I had slept on the bathroom floor for five days.' At the time, revenge porn was not illegal, so despite launching legal action against her ex-boyfriend Justin Edwards, all she received was an apology. The pair had split in 2009 and while the rapper initially denied responsibility, he offered his 'sincere apologies' via London's High Court. After the case was closed, Tulisa said: 'I am relieved that this is finally over. It has been a very testing few months and this was not a case I ever wanted to go through. 'I stand here today a stronger, wiser young woman who has taken this experience and learnt from it. I am disgusted by Justin and saddened by the people that believed I released the footage myself.' Her lawyer made clear this was 'not the case' and called the ordeal 'the most severe invasion of privacy imaginable'. This wasn't the only devastating moment that left Tulisa seeking comfort in the bathroom, having later attempted to take her life in there. Her former best friend, Gareth Varey, found her unconscious in the bathroom after she overdosed during the drugs case. 'What's the point in being alive just to be miserable?' she penned. 'How am I ever going to find happiness after this? Even if I'm found innocent, I'll be empty inside by the time I get to the end of it, and my life will be ruined.' The I'm A Celebrity star was revived but months later she attempted to take her own life for a second time, resulting in a three-day hospital trip. She was arrested after an elaborate sting and denied the charges, with the case collapsing after the judge believed the prosecution's witness and undercover journalist Mazher Mahmood lied in court. He was later sentenced to 15 months in jail. More Trending In the years that followed, Tulisa became addicted to sleeping tablets and benzodiazepines, which she finally freed herself from last year. She explained she had 'found her peace and faith' after a tumultuous decade, having joined N-Dubz at 11 years old and found fame by 20. View More » N-Dubz, her band with Dappy and Fazer, were best known for hits like Number 1, I Need You, and Playing With Fire.
