Nick Carter Talks About His Alcohol Addiction On Ellen Degeneres
Nick Carter was on the Ellen Degeneres Show today. What he talked about took a lot of bravery and I am personally so proud of him. It was a serious interview from Ellen Degeneres today. Nick talked about his addiction with alcohol and how if he didn’t stop drinking it would literally kill him. He seemed like it was a struggle sometimes talking about it, breathing deeply and sighing throughout the whole interview.
Ellen showed pictures of him now and then, and he was just looking scary at his darkest time. But it’s great that he can go on a show and talk about it. It has to be a great form of therapy. Here are highlights from the interview…
Nick on his drinking: I would either go out at night or party [while on tour with the Backstreet Boys]. I didnt do a lot of morning drinking or anything of that sort. It would sort of be an occasional thing, but a lot of occasions that I would kind of make excuses to just go out to drink and party. It would be excessive.
Nick on the drugs: Drugs kind of came later in life. Alcohol kind of kicked it off and then, once the alcohol kind of wasnt doing it for me, I would lean on other things.
Nick on the consequences of his actions: I got the DUI and I realized that it was wrong. I decided to go and sort of punish myself. I went to the classes, did the community service and did everything that I was required to do. Then I would end up in a situation where I was like, Ok well Ill stop for six months and then after that, I would feel like its OK to get back into it. And sort of fool myself in a way.
Nick on being a better person: My goal in life is to be the best person that I can be and try as hard as I can. I make mistakes, but I realize that Im human and I dont punish myself for those mistakes. [I] continuously try to be that better person.
Nick says he’s replaced the drinking with other things like working out, sports and video games. But isn’t that what anything is about, replacing one addiction for another? (I’m just glad he looks smoking hot again!)
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I think nick and aj should be proud of themselves for kicking their habbit it must be nice to have each other to talk to when things are tuff! I have loved the backsreet boys since I was 15 I am 30 in dec just after xmas although I didn’t really follow them too much when I was 19 onwards because I had my daughter and I felt I very depressed being a young mum and felt my life was trapped it only as I got older I appreciated what I had it not that I didn’t love erin I did more then anything I felt lonely and all by myself even though I’m still with her dad we had another daughter 2yrs ago it was so different I’ve enjoyed it so much more. Must be hard for nick and aj more as they missed a lot of there youth. I’ve seen them in concert three times last time was when I was 18 so I really want too see them so hopefully one day when they r at london I will I wanted to last year but money had been tight as we had a bad few yrs were hubby broke leg twice in same place and I was on maternity leave so taken us a long time to get straight. The boys will always b special to me as they take me bk to being 15 again and I hope I get to see them again one day x. Well done nick and aj for get yourselve out the blk hole. Luv u all x