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Daily Mail
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Courtney Stodden feels the burn as she celebrates sobriety
Courtney Stodden has shared a sunburned selfie as she marks one week of sobriety. The 30-year-old reality TV star said she's proud of her progress in staying clean, looks forward to week two. She wrote: 'Sober journey, healing, summertime, calm.' Courtney also showed off her fresh red sunburn from a day by her swimming pool in Calabasas. 'This is your reminder to use SPF,' she added in her caption. The former child bride was modeling a skimpy light purple string bikini that left little to the imagination. It comes after she talked about how her much-older first husband Doug Hutchison - a 65-year-old actor whom she calls her former 'groomer' - got her started on drinking when she was young. The Washington native said he would drink 'bottle and bottles of alcohol' a day and pushed her to drink too so he could 'control' her. But these days Stodden does not want to feel 'out of control,' so she is staying away from the booze. The cover girl also noted many of her friends are not happy that she has decided to be sober as they won't know what to do with a 'healthy' Courntey. But she has no plans to star drinking again just to please her pals. 'If people don't get it, then maybe they shouldn't be around,' said Courtney, who wore a beige bra with two Van Cleef & Arpels necklaces. The caption read: 'The painful truth.' Earlier this week she told she is 'very happy with the decision' as she works on her 'sobriety journey and overall health.' 'Giving up alcohol also helps with my mental health,' Courtney, who has recently signed on for a new Lifetime biopic, said. 'I feel better without it.' The wife of movie producer Jared Safier then explained she had reached for booze when she felt stressed by fame. 'Alcohol was my escape for years, but it turned into a trap,' she said. 'I used it to survive trauma, but it ended up making me feel more lost and ashamed. 'This breakup isn't just with a substance - it's with a version of myself I'm ready to leave behind. 'At some point, blacking out stopped being cute. I used alcohol to deal with pain, but all it did was make things messier - and make me louder in all the wrong ways. 'I'm finally cutting ties. Alcohol and I? Total toxic ex energy.' More Americans are abstaining from alcohol consumption. This trend is particularly noticeable among younger adults, who are increasingly embracing a 'sober curious' lifestyle, according to Time magazine. Taking charge: These days Courtney does not want to feel 'out of control,' so she is staying away from the booze even if the journey is challenging Mistakes: She said tying the knot with 65-year-old A Time To Kill actor Doug Hutchinson was a bad move and she won't pretend otherwise; seen with Doug in 2013 Courtney broke the news of her newfound sobriety on Instagram on Tuesday as she wrote: 'Alcohol, I'm breaking up with you. It's been a toxic relationship for years. 'Something I used to cope, to escape, to survive. But it's hurt me more than it's ever helped me - publicly and privately. 'Last night was the last time. I'm done letting it control me. I'm done feeling sick and ashamed. 'I want to be fully present in my life. I want to face my past, my trauma, and my current reality with clear eyes and real strength. To those who understand this battle - thank you.' She added: 'Please respect my space as I walk this new path. It's not easy, but it's necessary. 'This is something I've gone back and forth about posting. 'But my life has always been so public and this is a big part of my healing.' Hugh Hefner's ex-girlfriend Crystal Hefner commented: 'I am so proud of you. I haven't drank since 2009 and it's the best thing. Life is so much brighter and happier without the poison bringing me down. You got this.' Courtney replied: 'Soul sis❤️.' Former talk show host Ricki Lake added: 'You got this.' This comes after Courtney shared her feelings on her tragic teenage bride story after her 14 year wedding anniversary. The beauty told that tying the knot with A Time To Kill actor Hutchison was a bad move and she won't pretend otherwise. She was just 16 when she married Hutchison, who was 51 at the time, at a Las Vegas wedding chapel in 2011. 'It stays with me, the pain, I won't stay quiet,' she said, adding Doug was 'emotionally abusive. 'My voice is my power and for every voice silenced, I'll shout louder. 'And I won't ask for permission to do what's right. Not anymore. I speak for that little girl within.'
Perth Now
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Octavia Spencer is returning for Ma 2
'Ma 2' is in development with Octavia Spencer returning to the title role. The 55-year-old actress has been announced for the upcoming sequel, which will see her reprise her role as the eponymous killer from the original 2019 thriller. Blumhouse Productions founder and CEO Jason Blum has confirmed plans for the follow-up, and heaped praise on her "iconic performance" in the first film. He said in a statement: "'Ma' has proven to be a social phenomenon since its release in 2019, with fans eagerly embracing the film and Octavia's iconic performance as Ma. "Ma likes to say 'don't make me drink alone,' so we're thrilled Octavia will join us again for a second round.' As of yet, development on the project is in its early stages, with no release date set or director attached. In the 2019 movie - which was helmed by 'The Help' director Tate Taylor - a group of high school students struck up an unlikely friend with Octavia's Sue Ann Ellington. The lonely veterinarian - with a wild party animal streak - let the teens party in her basement, but their intergenerational friendship soon took a sinister and violent twist when their bond started to cool off. Taylor previously revealed he was keen to continue his longstanding film partnership with his friend Spencer, and back in 2021 there were already talks for a sequel. He told Entertainment Weekly: "Can you believe how much 'Ma' lives on? Isn't that just crazy? "I don't think we thought 'Ma' was going to have this afterlife as this cult thing, and I think it's worth discussing [a sequel]. "I know Octavia would do it, that's why I purposely left her death ambiguous!" Although Ma's death is implied, it's never shown on screen, and Taylor had already given plenty of thought to how she could return. He said: "My idea is that she's moved to another town, and she has open houses in another city and kills people in the open house. "I think she'd be a real estate agent in the Pacific Northwest, and just murder white people looking at McMansions. That's as far as I've gotten!" Meanwhile, Spencer - who has been friends with the filmmaker for around 30 years - previously opened up about the "mutual trust" they share. She told website 'Hey U Guys': "Tate and I met as PAs in Mississippi on 'A Time To Kill'. When we moved out here we became roommates but I worked on everything, all of his short films. "The only film I didn't work on with him was 'A Girl On The Train'. So we've worked together a lot more than people know. "When you have someone who has your best interest at heart and its mutual we trust each other, he trusts me as an actor, I trust him as a director and writer. I feel fortunate that I get to have that type of work collaboration."
