MICHELLE Heaton has shocked fans with a graphic new picture taken when she hit rock bottom just 20 weeks ago.
The Liberty X star admitted earlier this year that she was just days from death following a three-year cocaine and booze binge.
Michelle , 42, was only saved thanks to an intervention from her husband and showbiz friends, including Katie Price, who booked her into a rehab centre.
The mum-of-two is now clean following her four-week stay at The Priory and has marked National Sober Day and National Recovery Month with a stark photograph.
Michelle's snap was only taken 20 weeks ago and it shows her with incredibly puffy and bloodshot eyes, and yellow stains on her T-shirt.
Posting it on Instagram alongside a picture of how she looks today, Michelle said: "This picture is not to shock, it WAS my reality!
"20 weeks ago this was me - Ruined.
"The second is me today - Saved."
Michelle stressed that she wants to help remove the stigma of addiction, adding words of advice and encouragement from 'the national day calendar'.
She added: "Today I am stronger mentally and physically better then I’ve ever been. One day at a time.
"For anyone who needs help with addiction, there is help out there."
Michelle shared links for both Alcoholics Anonymous and the NHS' Getting Help: Addiction page.
The star's fans have heaped Michelle with praise after seeing just how far she has come in 20 weeks.
One told her: "Omg I am so shocked at your first photo, it looks nothing like you, I am so pleased for you & your family that you have come out the other side, and I know it’s still going to be hard for you. But well done."
Another added: "Amazing. You have done so brilliantly. So glad you’re ok now."
A third said: "You are a hero and an inspiration. Stay strong, keep going xx."
DAYS FROM DEATH
In May, Michelle - who is married to husband Hugh Hanley - bravely spoke out about her battle with drink and drugs.
Speaking to The Sun just 36 hours after leaving rehab, Michelle said she had been downing up to two bottles of wine and a bottle of vodka virtually every day since 2018, and snorting cocaine.
She was staring death in the face but wouldn’t accept it until she went into rehab.
Michelle recalls: “There was a moment when I said, ‘I’m not going’. My best friend kicked off at me and said, ‘Michelle — you’re dying’.
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