Scottish singer-songwriter Lulu has revealed she is "in recovery" from her secret alcohol addiction, but that she has "never been happier".
The 76-year-old singer has admitted she battled alcoholism for years but after finally giving up drinking, she has “never been happier in life”.
Lulu, full name Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, told The Times newspaper: “I was a secret drinker. I think I always wanted to be Miss Perfect, the ‘best Lulu', and I was terrified of being like my father.
“For years, I made a choice not to talk about [my alcoholism] publicly. I chose to wait until I had the language to understand it before I could start spouting off.
“I’ve learnt a lot from other people, their memoirs, and self-help books too, so maybe I can be of some help now.”
Lulu believes her drinking was “cont