After a turbulent seven years Gail Porter is quitting the UK to join a rehab programme in South Africa.
The TV presenter has seen her marriage break down, battled alopecia and depression, all of which led to her temporary sectioning.
With so much of her private life already in the public eye, Gail has chosen to set the record straight and write a book about her experiences and a more positive past year of volunteering in a charity shop.
However, in an interview with The Sun, she revealed that she is planning to head to Cape Town to spend three months in a revolutionary rehab programme, designed to help her finally conquer her demons.
The 41-year-old will be treated for alcohol addiction and depression and will be shut off from her friends and family, with her computer her only means of communication.
Gail told the newspaper: 'I'm terrified. I'm scared to death. But I also think this is the happiest I've ever been. I think this is the best thing I could do to get me out of the state I'm in.'
Ahead of her departure she said: 'I've always had an addictive nature… I'm addicted to everything, even cleaning.'
Despite putting on a brave face in the media she admitted that 'I'm really upset and I need help. So I'm off to try to sort my head out. Not my hair, but my head'.
After separating from her husband, Toploader guitarist Dan Hipgrave, in 2005 Gail lost her hair to alopecia, something she revealed she tried to cope with 'through humour', however difficult.
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