Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne wears a Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello jacket. Levi's SecondHand jeans. Church's shoes. Tiffany & Co. earring. Fashion Editor: Jorden ...

“We shared most of our 20s together and we were by each other’s side as we entered our 30s,” says the 32-year-old actor. And so I decided I was going to party as hard as I could because this was the end.” “I was literally with her the day I turned 30 and vice versa. Only Murders in the Building costar Selena Gomez, a close friend, says she is someone who “wants the best for other people.” Phoebe Waller-Bridge describes her as “deeply loyal” and “unnervingly wise.” “We all have moments in our lives that we’d rather weren’t photographed and shown to everyone. I barely left the room.” She describes the feeling of foreboding as like “a slowly beating drum inside.” “There was this need for change, but I was fighting it so much. “They ride for me and I love my friends so much, but it felt like a lot of the time, they were shallow relationships only because I wasn’t able to be honest about the things I was going through. “I put myself in danger in those moments because I don’t care about my life,” she says. “Obviously there have been highs and lows—huge highs and lows,” she says. “I have so many friends,” she tells me. She recalls a plane ride she took with Delevingne toward the end of her birthday celebrations as a major inflection point. “I always kind of knew that things were going to have to be different in my 30s, because the way that I was living was not sustainable,” she says. The house I was staying in had a tower and I would just kind of lock myself in it instead.

Cara Delevingne opened up about entering rehab and getting sober after those infamous paparazzi shots of her looking distressed last fall.

“Before I was always into the quick fix of healing, going to a weeklong retreat or to a course for trauma, say, and that helped for a minute, but it didn’t ever really get to the nitty-gritty, the deeper stuff,” Delevingne said. “This time, I realized that 12-step treatment was the best thing, and it was about not being ashamed of that. The opposite of addiction is connection, and I really found that in 12-step.” The way that addiction took my mother from me was brutal, and it was brutal for her too.” [interview](https://www.vogue.com/article/cara-delevingne-april-cover-2023-interview) found Delevingne opening up about a set of striking [paparazzi shots](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/07/fans-concerned-by-cara-delevingnes-erratic-airport-behavior/) from last September, in which the actress was spotted shoeless at the Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, looking disheveled and acting erratically. “And I think that was really scary.”

In a new cover story for Vogue, the model explained that it was actually paparazzi pictures taken of her outside of Los Angeles's Van Nuys Airport in September ...

People want my story to be this after-school special where I just say, ‘Oh look, I was an addict, and now I’m sober and that’s it.’ And it’s not as simple as that. The opposite of addiction is connection, and I really found that in 12-step.” She's also making sure to keep all the changes happening in her life manageable for now. These days, Delevingne said she's committed to the 12-step program, whereas, “Before I was always into the quick fix of healing, going to a weeklong retreat or to a course for trauma, say, and that helped for a minute, but it didn’t ever really get to the nitty-gritty, the deeper stuff. Of course I want things to be instant—I think this generation especially, we want things to happen quickly—but I’ve had to dig deeper.” I always thought that the work needs to be done when the times are bad, but actually the work needs to be done when they’re good. Putting everything—work, every obligation—aside and just asking myself, What do I need in this time?” Right now, she explains that means going outside, eating three meals a day, committing to twice-daily yoga practices and meditation, in addition to 12-step meetings, weekly therapy sessions, and psychodrama appointments, a form of therapy involving role-play. “At first I was exploring all the avenues, seeing what was best for me, seeing if medication was necessary. This time I realized that 12-step treatment was the best thing, and it was about not being ashamed of that. [Vogue](https://www.vogue.com/article/cara-delevingne-april-cover-2023-interview), the model explained that it was actually paparazzi pictures taken of her outside of Los Angeles's Van Nuys Airport in September as she was returning home from Burning Man that first made her realize that she might need professional help. At that point, I really was.” She continued, “From September, I just needed support. “I hadn’t seen a therapist in three years,” she said. She explained, “I’ve had interventions of a sort, but I wasn’t ready.

Mason first met her now-girlfriend at boarding school when they were kids, and the two reconnected at an Alanis Morissette concert 12 years later.

Queer people, and lesbians in particular, have a reputation for staying friends with our exes, and Mason is no exception. Soon after that, she came up with the performing name Minke and a new blues-meets-pop sound to match. [cover story](https://www.vogue.com/article/cara-delevingne-april-cover-2023-interviewhttps://www.vogue.com/article/cara-delevingne-april-cover-2023-interview), opening up about her sobriety and path toward healing since turning 30 last August.

It's the first time I feel like I'm in a relationship not trying to rescue someone.”

“And then I was alone, really alone,” she recalled. “It was just the two of us,” she gushed. To cope with the ensuing “existential crisis,” she wallowed and partied. “It’s the first time I feel like I’m in a relationship not trying to rescue someone.” [dated actor Ashley Benson](https://www.glamour.com/story/cara-delevingne-ashley-benson-dating-trust) for two years. “I was in bed by 12:15 a.m.

Cara Delevingne comes clean on trauma, substance abuse and how a 12-step program has been key to turning her life around in a Vogue cover story.

Of course I want things to be instant — I think this generation especially, we want things to happen quickly — but I’ve had to dig deeper.” “Before I was always into the quick fix of healing, going to a weeklong retreat or to a course for trauma, say, and that helped for a minute, but it didn’t ever really get to the nitty-gritty, the deeper stuff. The opposite of addiction is connection, and I really found that in 12-step,” she said. Her other credits include Paper Towns, Pan, Tulip Fever, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Her Smell, Life in a Year and London Fields. I put myself in danger in those moments because I don’t care about my life.” There were times she was covered in bruises that she couldn’t explain. “I woke up in my granny’s house in my bedroom with a hangover, in a bridesmaid’s dress. I always thought that the work needs to be done when the times are bad, but actually the work needs to be done when they’re good. Says Robbie, who grew close with Delevingne on the set of Suicide Squad: “We shared most of our 20s together and we were by each other’s side as we entered our 30s. Who am I trying to be?” The cover story — with styling by Jorden Bickham and photos by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz — details Delevingne’s family life with attention paid to her mother, Pandora, who also suffered from substance abuse issues. “For a long time, I didn’t really put myself in her shoes. [Share this article on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cara-delevingne-sober-vogue-cover-story-1235346109/&title=Cara%20Delevingne%20Says%20Concerning%20Paparazzi%20Images%20Led%20to%20Rehab%20Stay,%20Sobriety%20Journey:%20“I%20Was%20Not%20OK”&sdk=joey&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=share_button&app_id=1153511048447777) [Share this article on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cara-delevingne-sober-vogue-cover-story-1235346109/&text=Cara%20Delevingne%20Says%20Concerning%20Paparazzi%20Images%20Led%20to%20Rehab%20Stay%2C%20Sobriety%20Journey%3A%20%E2%80%9CI%20Was%20Not%20OK%E2%80%9D&via=thr) [Share this article on Email](mailto:?subject=thr%20:%20Cara%20Delevingne%20Says%20Concerning%20Paparazzi%20Images%20Led%20to%20Rehab%20Stay,%20Sobriety%20Journey:%20“I%20Was%20Not%20OK”&body=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cara-delevingne-sober-vogue-cover-story-1235346109/%20-%20Cara%20Delevingne%20Says%20Concerning%20Paparazzi%20Images%20Led%20to%20Rehab%20Stay,%20Sobriety%20Journey:%20“I%20Was%20Not%20OK”) [Show additional share options](#) [Share this article on Print]() [Share this article on Comment](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cara-delevingne-sober-vogue-cover-story-1235346109/#respond) [Share this article on Whatsapp](whatsapp://send?text=Cara%20Delevingne%20Says%20Concerning%20Paparazzi%20Images%20Led%20to%20Rehab%20Stay,%20Sobriety%20Journey:%20“I%20Was%20Not%20OK”%20-%20https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cara-delevingne-sober-vogue-cover-story-1235346109/) [Share this article on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=1&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cara-delevingne-sober-vogue-cover-story-1235346109/&title=Cara%20Delevingne%20Says%20Concerning%20Paparazzi%20Images%20Led%20to%20Rehab%20Stay,%20Sobriety%20Journey:%20“I%20Was%20Not%20OK”&summary&source=thr) [Share this article on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cara-delevingne-sober-vogue-cover-story-1235346109/&title=Cara%20Delevingne%20Says%20Concerning%20Paparazzi%20Images%20Led%20to%20Rehab%20Stay,%20Sobriety%20Journey:%20“I%20Was%20Not%20OK”) [Share this article on Pinit](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cara-delevingne-sober-vogue-cover-story-1235346109/&description=Cara%20Delevingne%20Says%20Concerning%20Paparazzi%20Images%20Led%20to%20Rehab%20Stay,%20Sobriety%20Journey:%20“I%20Was%20Not%20OK”) [Share this article on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool/preview?shareSource=legacy&canonicalUrl&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/cara-delevingne-sober-vogue-cover-story-1235346109/&posttype=link&title=Cara%20Delevingne%20Says%20Concerning%20Paparazzi%20Images%20Led%20to%20Rehab%20Stay,%20Sobriety%20Journey:%20“I%20Was%20Not%20OK”) [Cara Delevingne](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/cara-delevingne/) sparked widespread concern after paparazzi images captured at a private airport in L.A.

Cara Delevingne recently detailed her journey, stating that she attended rehab late last year and is now sober.

"People want my story to be this after-school special where I just say, 'Oh look, I was an addict, and now I'm sober and that's it.' And it's not as simple as that. "This time I realized that 12-step treatment was the best thing, and it was about not being ashamed of that. "Before I was always into the quick fix of healing, going to a weeklong retreat or to a course for trauma, say, and that helped for a minute, but it didn't ever really get to the nitty-gritty, the deeper stuff," she explained. The opposite of addiction is connection, and I really found that in 12-step." "I've had interventions of a sort, but I wasn't ready," she added. I really was."

Everything To Know About Cara Delevingne's High School Sweetheart Turned Girlfriend, British Singer Minke ... Cara and Minke have the most special meet-cute.

But actually that was the part of me that I love so much and accept," she said. ["disgusted" by being queer.](https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/cara-delevingne-sexuality-struggles-depression-26573) [breakup with Benson](https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/cara-delevingne-ashley-benson-relationship-20726), the actress got candid about the role her internalised homophobia played on her mental health, describing her upbringing as "isolating" as a result of her being queer. [Portofino](https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-wedding-italy-27094)in 2022. [stigma of addiction](https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/celebrities-who-dont-drink-alcohol-24246)and even has the star considering starting a family? [Cara Delevingne](https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/cara-delevingne-anya-taylor-joy-dating-26245)to seemingly appear so happy in her love bubble after her recent struggles with addiction, we can't help but ship the model-turned-actress and her new beau as our one true pairing.