Big Brother’s Daniel Hayes reveals he struggled with alcohol addiction as a teenager

‘I’m in recovery still to this day’: Big Brother ‘villain’ Daniel Hayes makes heartbreaking confession he struggled with alcohol addiction as a teenager

Big Brother housemate Daniel Hayes has made a heartbreaking confession about his battle with alcohol addiction as a teenager.

The 48-year-old described himself as a ‘blackout drinker’ and revealed he was sent to rehab at 19 after being hospitalised several times.

‘I grew up in a family where there was a lot of alcohol and I was a bad drunk,’ he told New Idea.

‘I’m in recovery still to this day’: Big Brother’s Daniel Hayes (pictured) revealed he struggled with alcohol addiction as a teenager

‘I would wake up forgetting what I’d done the night before. I remember shaking in the morning and having another beer to take away the shakes.’

Daniel was sent to rehab at the age of 19 and said he hasn’t had a ‘single drink or a illegal drug since’.

‘I see myself as a recovering alcoholic and drug addict – I’m in recovery still to this day. I’ve had to work on myself and continue to do that every day,’ he admitted.

Daniel is arguably one of the most controversial housemates to appear on this year’s season of Big Brother Australia.

Admission: The 48-year-old described himself as a 'blackout drinker' and revealed he was sent to rehab at 19 after being hospitalised several times

Admission: The 48-year-old described himself as a ‘blackout drinker’ and revealed he was sent to rehab at 19 after being hospitalised several times

Last week, the real estate agent revealed he has become the victim of online trolling.

Uploading a video to his Instagram story, Daniel said high profile people have been sending him hateful messages and he finds it ‘really sad’.

In the footage, Daniel admits he is having a blast on Big Brother, before revealing the dark side that comes with reality TV.

‘I’ve been trolled a lot, including by some pretty high profile people. I won’t name them, but they’re pretty sort of high profile and it’s really sad, he says in the video.

Bullying: It comes after the real estate agent revealed that he has become the victim of online trolling last week

Bullying: It comes after the real estate agent revealed that he has become the victim of online trolling last week

Daniel explains that he finds the hypocrisy of some of the influencers sending him hate quite amusing.

‘I really find it, the hypocrisy of some of these high profile people – how they talk about mental health issues and how they’re being trolled themselves yet they’re out there trolling other people – it’s quite amusing really,’ he said. 

Daniel concluded his post, warning his trolls: ‘If you troll me, I’m going to screenshot it and I’m going to post it online.’

‘I’ve got 130,000 followers, including my YouTube channel. So good luck with your trolling and hopefully you’ll stop it.’

Not impressed! Uploading a video to his Instagram story, Daniel said high profile people have been sending him hateful messages and he finds it 'really sad'

Not impressed! Uploading a video to his Instagram story, Daniel said high profile people have been sending him hateful messages and he finds it ‘really sad’