Courtney Stodden, 31, Celebrates First Sober Birthday After Drinking Since 17

Courtney Stodden has celebrated her first sober birthday as an adult.

The last time the blonde beauty from Washington state enjoyed a birthday with no alcohol was when she was 17-years-old.

Now on her 31st birthday she has told Daily Mail she feels ‘incredible’ that she has gone without the bubbly as she navigates her sober journey.

‘I feel stronger than ever and look forward to a healthy future,’ added the former teen bride.

Stodden also shared several posts to Instagram to welcome her new year. One entry saw her in a white bikini on her last day of being 30. Another post was of her in a silver mesh top as she enjoyed her birthday cake.

And the reality TV siren commented on how this birthday is so different as she encouraged her followers to live their best lives.

‘Today I’m 31 – 1st alcohol free birthday since turning 17!!!’ she said in her caption.

‘If I could talk to the girl I was at 21 and honestly, to anyone out there who feels lost right now… this is what I’d say: You will get out. The control, the fear, the heartbreak… it won’t last forever.’

Courtney then said that she knows some of her followers feel ‘invisible.’

However, she assured her fans that they are ‘not fading away… you’re getting ready to grow into someone powerful.’

And the pinup explained: ‘The pain you’re carrying isn’t weakness. It’s the fire that’s going to save your life. The people who hurt you never deserved you. And the ones who are meant for you… they’ll show up when the time is right. Your gut is your truth. Don’t ignore it.’

Then Stodden made an urgent plea: ‘And please hear me: none of this is your fault. Not the abuse, not the shame, not the tears you cried when nobody was watching.

‘Most of the people you think you can’t live without will leave. And when they do, you’ll realize you never needed them to survive.

‘You are not broken. You are not crazy. You are not “too much.” You are a good soul who will one day tell your story, and people will listen.’

The beauty, who resembled Marilyn Monroe, then said that those in pain need to learn to love themselves the way they always deserved to be loved: ‘You’re beautiful. You always were. And remember this!!! You are nobody’s property. You don’t belong to anyone. You belong to YOU.’

And she looked back on her rough past: ‘I survived what should have destroyed me. I’m beginning my sober journey… I’m unlearning a lot of toxic habits. But I like to believe that I’m proof that even when you feel like you won’t make it, you do.

‘If you’re out there and this resonates, let this be your reminder: you’re not alone. ✨ And happiest of birthdays to all my fellow Virgo’s… we rock this b***h.’

This comes after she posed topless for an Instagram post.

The star had her blonde hair down over her chest as she wore nothing but a gold Van Cleef & Arpels necklace.

The actress – who weighs 109lbs these days – said she has been sober for 43 days so far.

‘Last Days of 30… and My First Birthday Sober Since 17,’ she began her Instagram caption. She turns 31-years-old on Thursday.

‘I don’t know how to put into words what I feel tonight… The last days of being 30 have been quiet and heavy. I catch myself in the mirror and wonder if anyone truly sees me. 

‘I’ve spent years learning to be strong… to smile… to perform… and yet some nights I feel invisible ✨ Please 31… be gentle. God, guide me back to the part of myself that still feels alive.’

The pinup added: ‘Day 43 without alcohol. I try to be proud… I try to be grateful… and I am… even when it doesn’t fill all the spaces inside,’ added the icon. 

‘Women like me are always seen through contradictions… strong yet fragile… celebrated yet misunderstood… I hold all of myself… even the messy, tender pieces.’

Stodden then said that she trusts the God has her back.

‘Perhaps this year I will carve out a place where I belong/ For now… this is my truth… the rest… I leave beneath the surface #birthdayweek.’

The pinup – who resembles Marilyn Monroe – shared a note earlier this month about her traumatic past as a teen bride.

‘Everything I thought would ruin me ended up making me stronger,’ began the wife of movie producer Jared Safier.

‘Trauma became my greatest teacher, and my “why” pushes me past bitterness into peace. I forgive not for anyone else, but for myself because pain can be a superpower if you let it. What’s the most powerful thing your pain taught you?’

Earlier this month the actress told the Daily Mail that her ‘body, mind, spirit’ are better off without the booze as she feels more like herself.

‘I am healing from past trauma,’ added the blonde beauty who is married to movie producer Jared Safier. ‘It’s my sober journey for my overall health. I used alcohol to deal with pain, but all it did was make things more difficult.’

Stodden also said she feels ‘calm’ after leaving the champagne – her choice was Veuve Clicquot – behind to have more ‘clarity’ over her life.

The star also showed off her weight loss while in ruby red lingerie which she compared to her more fuller figure in a blue swimsuit weeks ago.

In one image she was seen barefoot on her scale which showed she is 109lbs.

This comes after she talked about how her much-older first husband Doug Hutchison – a 65-year-old actor whom she calls her former ‘groomer’ – got her started on drinking alcohol when she was very young.

The Washington native said he would drink ‘bottle and bottles of alcohol’ a day and pushed her to drink too so he could ‘control’ her.