Now, Fergie is a successful singer (both as a solo artist and with the Black Eyed Peas), she’s about to have a film come out this Christmas (‘Nine’), has her own clothing line, and she’s married to Josh Duhamel. Yet at one time, Fergie was struggling with a drug problem and involved in gangs, she confided to the UK Sunday Times.
“I… found my outlet in the underground club scene and the raves.” It didn’t help that she developed a predilection for Hispanic “Cholo” gang members (she has a thing for guns).
Was her clubbing escapist? “No, it was a creative outlet. It was all, ‘Let’s experiment with dance, let’s experiment with colour.’ You know?”
“I’d be the girl up on the stage with the glow stick,” she laughs. “I had a blast, but those things can only last for so long. I’m actually lucky that I hit it as hard as I did because it took me to a place where I knew I never wanted to do it again.
“It started with ecstasy. I loved ecstasy. Loved it, loved it. It was great at first, then it just went…” she mimes a crashing plane with her forearm. And crystal meth? “It ruins you.”
Click on the continue reading link below to read about how Fergie got to that “dark place” and what got her out.
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Fergie said that her background as a child actor certainly contributed to her later drug use.
“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. That’s part of how I got into [drugs] later.”
It got to the point where Fergie said she once spent eight hours talking to her hamper while high on crystal meth. Once, when she went down to buy drugs in East LA, she ended up with a gun pointed at her head. She ended up spending all the money she’d earned and living with her parents while still dating gang members.
So how did Fergie get out of this destructive pattern of drug use and dating men who were in gangs?
“I don’t hang out in circles where everyone is smoking crystal meth out of a pipe. That wouldn’t be smart. You have to make good decisions. I always say I’m retired.
“[And] a lot of what comes with the [Cholo] lifestyle is not what I wanted for my future. So I started becoming attracted to qualities that didn’t involve guns and drugs and gangs. I changed my behaviour through therapy and started becoming attracted to things like integrity and loyalty. Who would be a good father? Who would be a good husband?”
I’d say she chose well with the clean-cut Josh! I’d heard rumors about Fergie but had no idea it had gotten so bad. Good for her for pulling herself together!
Ha! That’s funny!!
She’s one of the lucky ones that can look back and talk about it. She was flirting with the devil.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! So, all people have to do is make their kid an actor and the child will no longer throw tantrums? SIGN ME UP.
don’t like her. i’m mad that josh married her! ugh. her head and hairline bother me. anyone else?
We haven’t seen her in a bit.
I had that silver ring 15 years ago.
That is one bad ass lifestyle, and meth can really kill you.
that’s a pretty crazy hardcore life she had going on at a young age. glad she’s out of it.
Good for her.
Other people talk about her drug use so it’s brave of her to be honest and not just deny, deny, deny like most celebs.
I can’t believe she disclosed all that! It’s cool that she’s telling her story. I wonder if she still dabbles in drugs. I bet she’s on the narcotics now. What famous person isn’t?
It would have been cooler if she told her story in song and included, “We’re Kids Incorporated – K! I! D! S!”
this isnt the first time she has opened up about her drug use.
i doubt it..she seem to have a good head now and is at the top of her form so i don’t think she uses anymore
You are 110% right. Meth will age you and deteriorate you like nothing else and it all shows in the face. It’s scary stuff!
Meth will do terrible things to your face. Exhibit A.) Fergie.
Now thats just mean!
LOL!
I kind of hope she’s one of those people who looks better in person. Otherwise, that’s just…unfortunate.
It’s true: she did meth, and it seriously messed up her face. She looks a lot better now, but you can still tell she’s not completely normal.
LOL! I freaking LOVED that show. Gah!
She has had so much surgery to try n fix her meth face, looks better but will always be banged up. I dont know why they have to always ask her about her drug use? Cant they find anything else to talk about? It great she is so open but why constantly focus on the bs?
That’s what you call ‘damaged goods’.
That’s great that she changed her thought process when it came to relationship. That’s what it takes!
I think it’s really brave of her to speak openly about her past. It just shows that no matter who you are you can always change your life around. Bravo Fergie
-Morrissey-
But I’m glad she’s doing OK now
Can someone explain why ecstasy is bad, my friends seem to be doing it every weekend and Im worried but I dont know if I should speak up? What does Fergie mean by an airplane crashing? I know I sound really naive right now but Im really curious.