Ulrika Jonsson Celebrates One Year Sobriety with ‘Drunk’ Before-and-After Photos: ‘The Journey Goes On’

Ulrika Jonsson Celebrates One Year Sobriety with ‘Drunk’ Before-and-After Photos: ‘The Journey Goes On’

Ulrika Jonsson is marking one year sober, sharing an emotional Instagram post about the milestone on Thursday.

The TV presenter, 57, shared before and after photos, captioned ‘sober’ and ‘drunk’ as she told her 204k followers that ‘the journey goes on.’ 

‘Today I’m marking 1yr of sobriety,’ Ulrika wrote. ‘No fanfare, no medal, no trophy. The journey goes on.

‘A huge thanks to all those beautiful people who have supported me; understood me; scooped me up and handled me tenderly and without judgement; who nudged me in the right direction; who made me laugh and helped me shed the crippling shame.’

She paid tribute to her four children Cameron, 30, Bo, 25, Martha, 20, and Malcolm, 16, and apologised for the concern she has caused them over the years: ‘Thank you to my kids for their support; for having faith in me after I must have worried them so.’

‘For close friends for their patience and belief. My sobriety will continue to be my priority. Turns out it IS possible to teach old dogs new tricks.

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Ulrika Jonsson Celebrates One Year Sobriety with ‘Drunk’ Before-and-After Photos: ‘The Journey Goes On’

Ulrika Jonsson is marking one year sober, sharing before and after photos captioned ‘sober’ and ‘drunk’ as she told her 204k followers that ‘the journey goes on’

'Today I'm marking 1yr of sobriety,' Ulrika wrote. 'No fanfare, no medal, no trophy. The journey goes on'

‘Today I’m marking 1yr of sobriety,’ Ulrika wrote. ‘No fanfare, no medal, no trophy. The journey goes on’

Alongside the before and after snaps, Ulrika shared a childhood photo of herself as well a poignant reminder of ‘this day last year’. 

Her friends rushed to the comments to send their congratulations, with Kerry Katona writing: ‘So bloody proud of you my darling miss and love you all the world.’

Ulrika revealed she had ditched the booze for good back in June and reached out for help after previously admitting that she would often ‘black out’ after binge drinking alone.  

In October, she lifted the lid on her decision to go booze-free and how she realised that her relationship with alcohol was a destructive one. 

The presenter revealed that she used to use alcohol to ‘remember the good times’ and would often ‘black out’ after binge drinking alone.

In December Ulrika marked her six months sober milestone, as she credited her loved ones for helping her get this far.

In her post, the former Gladiators star shared a picture of herself presently as well as an older snap of herself ‘under the influence of alcohol’, which she admitted that she previously ‘couldn’t bear’ to look at.

Detailing her road to sobriety, Ulrika penned: ‘Today I am 6 months sober. On the 5th June 2024, I had the gift of desperation and reached out for help. I no longer recognised myself and I surrendered.

'A huge thanks to all those beautiful people who have supported me; understood me; scooped me up and handled me tenderly and without judgement, she captioned the post

‘A huge thanks to all those beautiful people who have supported me; understood me; scooped me up and handled me tenderly and without judgement, she captioned the post

She paid tribute to her four children Cameron, 30, Bo, 25, Martha, 20, and Malcolm, 16, and apologised for the concern she has caused them over the years

She paid tribute to her four children Cameron, 30, Bo, 25, Martha, 20, and Malcolm, 16, and apologised for the concern she has caused them over the years 

Alongside the before and after snaps, Ulrika shared a childhood photo of herself

She shared poignant reminder of 'this day last year'

Alongside the before and after snaps, Ulrika shared a childhood photo of herself as well a poignant reminder of ‘this day last year’

In December Ulrika marked her six months sober milestone, sharing a snap of herself 'under the influence of alcohol', which she admitted that she previously 'couldn't bear' to look at

In December Ulrika marked her six months sober milestone, sharing a snap of herself ‘under the influence of alcohol’, which she admitted that she previously ‘couldn’t bear’ to look at

Referring to the image where she was ‘drunk’, Ulrika added: ‘Pic. 2: is of me in the midst of the madness. Another drunk moment. At first I couldn’t bear to look back at pictures of myself under the influence of alcohol. The cloak of shame was too heavy a burden.

‘But now I look at those images and feel pity and sympathy for that girl – she desperately needed to be scooped up; held tightly and helped. Not shamed or judged. She was quite, quite broken and had no idea there was another way.’

Concluding her post, she shared: ‘There is so much more to say – and I will say it in time. I’m still very much at the beginning of my journey but my life has changed in a beautiful way. It’s a spiritual thing. One day at a time….

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