Elaine Paige has admitted she was addicted to sleeping pills during her years on the stage.
The English singer and actor detailed how after a show she would feel "wired" until the early hours and struggled to sleep.
She confessed she relied on sleeping tablets to help her get some rest.
Speaking to The Sunday Times magazine, she shared, "I go to sleep but seem to wake up after four hours. For many years in the theatre I lived on sleeping pills, otherwise you're wired until 2am after a show.
"I called it my Judy Garland syndrome. They're dreadful things to become addicted to, which I was. But since the pandemic I've managed to get off them and will not take one again.
"I say to myself that even if I don't sleep well, I'll be fine the next day," she concluded. "I'm not ready to take afternoon naps yet!"
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The English singer and actor detailed how after a show she would feel "wired" until the early hours and struggled to sleep.
She confessed she relied on sleeping tablets to help her get some rest.
Speaking to The Sunday Times magazine, she shared, "I go to sleep but seem to wake up after four hours. For many years in the theatre I lived on sleeping pills, otherwise you're wired until 2am after a show.
"I called it my Judy Garland syndrome. They're dreadful things to become addicted to, which I was. But since the pandemic I've managed to get off them and will not take one again.
"I say to myself that even if I don't sleep well, I'll be fine the next day," she concluded. "I'm not ready to take afternoon naps yet!"
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