Daniel Galvin's Sober Journey: From Addiction to Triumph

0:00On March 30, Daniel Galvin Jr., the 56-year-old celebrity hairdresser from London's fourth-generation Galvin dynasty, has built a massive, empire-styling stars like Kylie Minogue, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and Johnny Depp, while battling serious addictions. He's also an MBE, marathon runner, boxer, and creator of organic hair products, including a line for Saudi Royals. But his real story is overcoming cocaine in his twenties and heavy champagne drinking later on. He kicked cocaine after a six-month rehab stint in the U.S. back in 1998, then shifted to booze, downing three or four bottles a day, while flying first class and running his salons. Despite it all, he stayed high functioning, traveling the world and keeping clients happy even as he felt entitled to the luxury life. Five-through brutal punches, like a stabbing outside his salon in spring 2016, that cost him a 35,000-pound watch, though his boxing skills saved him. Then in 2021, a fight with his step-son led to 14 hours of head surgery, and other slips

1:05happen with prescriptions and parties. These hits piled on top of childhood bullying, body issues, and a tough divorce that stripped his estate and cars. His breakthrough came at Cedars Rehab in South Africa, a tough attic-led program that's cheaper at 4,000 pounds a month than many UK spots. Two stays, one for three months last year and five this year got him clean nearly 12 months ago. Now he box his four times weekly, runs daily, hits AA and in a meetings, does therapy, and credits God, his girlfriend, and family. These days, he's grateful for every low point, living simply in Kensington with a plastic watch and economy seeds, while jetting to Saudi for hair, gigs, Daniel's proof that with grit and the right help, you rebuild stronger, one sober day at a time.