Oprah Asks Whitney Houston: Is She Drug-Free?

Whitney Houston Answers: Is She Still Tempted by Drugs?
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Whitney Houston referred to herself as a "soldier girl" as she continued to open up in her interview with Oprah Winfrey about her drug abuse, her divorce from Bobby Brown and the other trials she faced before returning to the spotlight.

 

Houston said she is no longer on drugs but at times does have a desire to use again. "I pray it away," she told Oprah of her temptations.

"The Oprah Show" aired the second portion of Houston's interview on Tuesday and the music icon reveals that it was her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, that helped her decide to get out of her marriage. "She said, 'You don't deserve that and neither do I,'" Houston said Bobbi Kristina told her.

Oprah questioned Houston as to why she chose to stay in such a volatile situation for so long. The music icon said she stayed out of "habit [and] conforming to a way of life."

After she finally separated from Brown, Houston said, "I literally stayed in my pajamas six, seven months."

Now, Houston is back on top with her first album of original songs in seven years, titled I Look to You, topping the Billboard album chart. Bobbi Kristina spoke of her mother fondly on Oprah's show, saying, "Words can't explain how proud I am of her."

Published 9/15/09 by the Insider

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  • welcome back whitney!! looking 4ward 2 the manchester gig wahoooooo!!
    Anonymous 10/16/09 Reply
  • Whitney Houston is a soldier girl and I personally believe that she will stay sober and with Gods help she will make a great comeback and be just as good as she was before. However I think the insider was wrong when they were talking about how Oprah...
    apboyd 9/18/09 Reply
  • I'm a person that was on drugs for 21 years if I can stay off drug for 8 years 10 months 26 days . Whitney Houston can do it if she wants to stay off I believe she can do it all she have to do stop hanging around those people who get high and get...
    Anonymous 9/16/09 Reply
  • Cool:)
    NeverLetGo 9/15/09 Reply