By Nola Ojomu for MailOnline
Published: 03:36 EST, 17 August 2014 | Updated: 05:15 EST, 17 August 2014
She famously battled a 14-year cocaine addiction that led to her becoming one of the most notorious addicts in the country.
And Danniella Westbrook has revealed that she has had a shocking relapse as she has once again found herself snorting the drug over the past four months.
Speaking to The Sun On Sunday, the 40-year-old explained that she first began using again in April while on holiday in Magaluf with her then boyfriend, Tom Richards.
At it again: Danniella Westbrook has revealed that she has had a shocking relapse as she has once again found herself snorting cocaine over the past four months
Richards, a 24-year-old cage fighter, had flown back to the UK early after the pair had argued during a night out when his drink had been spiked.
The former EastEnders revealed that she stayed behind and was in the company of a group who then offered her the drug which she has managed to steer clear of for the past 12 years.
The actress said: 'I was offered coke and I took it. It was there and I did it.
'I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and it was the wrong decision. I should have known better'.
While she spoke of her instant regret, the TV personality revealed that she once again indulged in the drug during her next night out in the UK following her Magaluf getaway.
Holiday woes: Danniella explained that she first began using again in April while on holiday in Magaluf with her then boyfriend, Tom Richards
Ashamed: The actress revealed that she has taken the drug up to 'five or six times' since April and the mother-of-two claimed she had been under the influence of alcohol each time
Revealing that she has taken the drug up to 'five or six times' since she returned, the mother-of-two claimed she had been under the influence of alcohol each time.
The actress also made the revelation that she had slept with her drug dealer after her split from Tom Richards.
Danniella admitted she fell for the 'handsome' dealer's charms and flew to Magaluf to meet with him last week.
Notorius addict : Danniella famously snorted such industrial amounts of cocaine that her nasal septum completely rotted away and had to have a pioneering operation which involved an implant of shark cells to repair her nose
However, she soon felt used after he ditched her at the holiday resort and she was forced to sleep on the beach before flying back home the next day.
Speaking of her shame afterwards, she said: 'I have cheapened myself and I've cheapened who I am, but that's a direct example of what alcohol and drugs do.'
She stressed that she had been seeking comfort rather than just wanting sex as last year the actress revealed she has not been able to enjoy sex after claiming she had been gang-raped in 1994.
Danniella told The Sun on Sunday that she has admitted her relapse to her mother and her children and is relieved that she can begin to try and get her life back on track again.
Bad habit: The actress admitted she fell for the 'handsome' drug dealer who helped her relapse and flew to Magaluf to meet with him last week
In the late 1990s, Danniella was warned that she would die in the space of two weeks if she did not quit her £400-a-day cocaine binges.
Her addiction led to her being axed from her role as Sam Mitchell on EastEnders and she suffered from several overdoses during her battle with the drug.
She famously snorted such industrial amounts of cocaine that her nasal septum completely rotted away and had to have a pioneering operation which involved an implant of shark cells to repair her nose.
Danniella also lost three teeth because of her habit, while others crumbled under the chemical onslaught.
Former role: Her addiction led to her being axed from her role as Sam Mitchell on EastEnders in 2000
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