StephaniePratt has never been one to shy away from discussing her personal life. Theblonde beauty starred on the hit reality shows The Hills and Made in Chelsea,but is revealing even more in her newly released memoir Made inReality: From the Hills of L.A. to London's Made in Chelsea. The29-year-old opened up about her dark past and hopes for the future tellingHELLO!, "My resolution now is to take everything day by day and not worryabout the future."
Stephanie released her memoir detailing her dark past on August 13 Photo: Instagram/@officialstephpratt
In her book, Stephanie reveals shedeveloped a crystal meth addiction as a teenager after feeling “the weight oftrying to be perfect,” she told the magazine. "I was 14 or 15 [when I first smokedit]," she wrote in the book. "I was on the extreme level andaddiction developed instantly. [I smoked] probably four times before school,then at snack...probably 12 or 13 times a day."
Her wake up call came onher 19th birthday, when Stephanie took an overdose of thepowerful drug. Thankfully, her mother found her and she was rushed to the hospital. It took an additional two years and a prolonged stay at a rehabilitation centerin Texas before she conquered her addiction. “I love them more than anything – they gave meso many chances," Stephanie told us of her parents. "When I waswriting the book, it was like looking at a different life. I definitely cried alot and at one point asked my agent, ‘Have I been too honest?’ I’m hoping thatit will help girls, and if I can help just one girl, it will have been worth it.”
Stephanie appeared on The Hills with her brother Spencer Pratt and her now sister-in-law Heidi Montag Photo: Getty Images
Stephanie also battled bulimia and anorexia at the peak of her successon The Hills, an illnesses she has nowovercome. Although she still takes antidepressants, she also uses exercise toboost her mood, either with daily resistance training, Bikram yoga or hiking.She is also careful to eat healthily and strives to think positively, usingsuch mantras as: “Everything will work out in the end or it’s not the end.”
Stephanie recently split from her Made in Chelsea co-star Josh Shepherd Photo: Getty Images
And despite a recent breakup with her Made in Chelsea co-star JoshShepherd, the TV star is feeling optimistic and loving life in London. "Thisis home,” she revealed to us. “London is the best city in the world. I have somuch fun here. I love all the people, how nice black cab drivers are. I evenlove the weather.”
Read the full story in this week's HELLO! magazine, available now via digital download or at all Barnes & Noble stores and selected newsstands.
