Former meth addict and current middle aged pop performer, Fergie works it hard for her Elle cover. She has been through a lot in the last few years. She had a cheating husband, problems with her former band, and rumors of her methamphetamine habits creeping back. This month Fergie opens up… really wide… in the pages of Elle. She chats up the three C’s: cheating, criticism, and controlling her appetite.
On cheating:
“I’m a relationship girl, a romantic. When I was younger, I used to be the cheater. I’m not talking about going all the way—I wasn’t doing that in high school! But I’d have boyfriends, and then spring break would come around and I’d be a little bit naughty.”
On criticism:
“It has hurt me in the past when people say things like how ‘fugly’ I am or how horrible I look. I’ve had to learn not to give it such a high priority in life…. Look, when you’re trying to juggle all of this in your life, sometimes you’re not going to look perfect. I don’t have time to get a facial every couple of days.”
On controlling her appetite:
“I’m not going to lie: There are times I play mind tricks on myself, like that the french fries are poison. With desserts, I’ll let myself have just one bite, but I’ll look like a freak when I’m eating it, like when I did Duncan Hines commercials as a kid, just savoring every morsel.”
Then she binges on diet pills and pops a hand full of prescription methamphetamine and everything is okay.
