From Cocaine and Wine to 57 Days Sober: Gemma's Story

Gemma Rose Barnes walked onto Married at First Sight UK looking for a husband. She was also hiding an addiction.

For years wine and cocaine moved together in her life. Lockdown made it daily. By the time the show wrapped, the decanters of free-flowing wine on set had quietly fed something she could not name on camera.

She tried the NHS first. Got told at least it hadn't been 20 years. Fell at the first hurdle.

Then a friend took her kids. She walked into her first 12 step meeting and cried the whole way through it.

57 days sober now, Gemma tells Dave about the childhood that set the stage, the boyfriend she lost as a teenager, the TV experiment that nearly broke her, and why one drink is too many and a thousand will never be enough.

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Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice for Gemma.

https://www.tiktok.com/@gemmarosebarnes?_op=1&_r=1&_t=8d2qAZvw0HT

https://www.instagram.com/reallifeofgemrose/

www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-services

https://nacoa.org.uk/

Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-Martinez

Instagram - @TheDaniellaMartinez

https://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/

www.instagram.com/grownuphustle/

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