Lena Dunham commends 'strong sober queens' Wendy Williams and Lala Kent after the two stars come forward about addiction struggles
In the last few days, both Wendy Williams and Lala Kent have revealed to the world their struggles with addiction.
And Lena Dunham commended the two 'strong sober queens' for coming forward about overcoming substance abuse on Wednesday.
'First Lala Kent now Wendy Williams- so proud of all these strong sober queens,' the former Girls actress, 32, tweeted. 'It's a bumpy path for us all, but admitting you need help is the beginning of true freedom. Sometimes it's stronger to be weak for a moment.'
'So proud of these strong sober queens': Lena Dunham, pictured May 2018, commended Lala Kent and Wendy Williams for coming forward about their struggles with substance abuse
Praise: Dunham shared her thoughts on Twitter on Wednesday
Lena's supportive tweet comes after DailyMailTV learned Wendy had been secretly living at a sober living residential facility in order to treat an addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs.
After DailyMailTV contacted Wendy for comment regarding the story, she confessed on her show Tuesday morning she was living at a sober home and had been attending meetings around New York City.
On Monday, Lala revealed to her social media followers she is an alcoholic, and had been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for the last five months.
'Five months ago, I came to the realization that I am an alcoholic, and I am now a friend of Bill W.,' Kent said. 'You will never know how much this program means to me. It has given me new life.'
Coming forward: Lala Kent (L, February 2019) and Wendy Williams (R, September 2018) have shared with their world their struggles surrounding addiction these last few days
Bill Wilson is the co-founder of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-Step program.
'I always say, if you don't have to be sober, I wouldn't recommend it. But ... as someone who does need to be sober, being in my right frame of mind every single day is truly incredible,' she added.
Lena has been open and honest with fans about grappling with substance abuse as well.
Sharing her truth: After DailyMailTV contacted Wendy for comment regarding the story, she confessed on her show Tuesday morning she was living at a sober home and had been attending meetings around New York City
Last year she revealed on Dax Shepard's podcast, Armchair Expert, they she was six months sober after misusing the anti-anxiety drug Klonopin for three years.
'I've been sober for six months,' she said. 'My particular passion was Klonopin.'
The HBO star said she started taking Klonopin when her anxiety got so bad it got in the way of her work and daily activities and when she 'started feeling like I was a living panic attack'.
'I am an alcoholic': Kent shared her deeply personal struggle with social media followers on Wednesday
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