Remember Her? ANTM Contestant Comes Clean About 6-Year Meth Addiction

September 12th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: Jezebel.com

Consider this your “Don’t do drugs” PSA for the day.

A former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant who we haven’t seen in a long time is headed back to our television sets, but this time the reason is not so pleasant. Jael Strauss, who participated in the 8th cycle of Tyra Banks’ model competition, is set to appear on an intervention-style episode of “Dr. Phil” tomorrow when her family confronts her about her addiction to methamphetamine

The biracial tough-girl from Detroit has been addicted to meth for six years, which means she was doing drugs while she was apart of the ANTM cast in 2007. The 28-year-old was even informed that one of her friends had died of a drug overdose while taping the show, but the sad news wasn’t enough to curb her own addiction as viewers will learn when they watch her on the “Dr. Phil” show tomorrow.

From the clip, it appears Jael still may not be ready to face her demons as she hesitates, and possibly even refuses, to come on the stage and discuss her issues with her family and Dr. Phil in front of the audience. Let’s hope a detox clinic and a drug-free lifestyle is in her future as Jael realizes not only how drugs have affected her physically, as we all can tell, but also mentally and emotionally.

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  • MimiB

    Very sad…. But a good PSA for staying drug free

  • http://twitter.com/MadameGigglez ThatUpsetBrownGirl

    Omg! Jael! Why? Lord have mercy… i covered my mouth in horror when i watched that clip…

  • kierah

    That poor beautiful girl. I’m sure Tyra and Co. knew this girl was on drugs. It was pretty obvious. Jael seemed troubled. For her sake, I hope she accepts what ever help is offered. She’s already lost her beauty, her peace of mind, and her family’s trust. Hopefully she will keep her life.

  • http://www.facebook.com/sasha.perc Sasha Perc

    Common, who didn’t know she was on drugs even on ANTM. Show was always wired. Even the episide wher “50″ pushed her in the pool for being so obnoxious.
    On the real, she has really spiraled off the map. She looks horrible, I seriously feel for her and her family. Meth is almost impossible to kick. U r spiritually entangled to the 10th degree. SO SAD!!!!

  • Empress

    That’s Jael in both pictures. I remember this cycle and I looked it up. It’s her when she was clean. Wow this drug is destroying not only the people on it but their families also. It is also destroying this generation. This is so sad.

  • http://www.facebook.com/taryn.swain1 Taryn Bryant

    I thought she acted a little off. That would definitely explain it.

  • mari

    That is so sad. It hurt to see, because I was really rooting for her on ANTM. :( Wow, Jael .. I hope she pulls through.

  • mari

    That is so sad. It hurt to see, because I was really rooting for her on ANTM. :( Wow, Jael .. I hope she pulls through.

  • Dina

    That is sad as hell :S

  • Candacey Doris

    Well damn! That picture should be shown to all teenage girls as a warning.

  • http://www.facebook.com/barbara.codner Barbara Codner

    :-( When I saw her face, I shed a tear. It’s truly heartbreaking!

  • bri

    It looks like two different people

  • BBBEE25TEE

    DAMN that’s sad!

  • Ms_Mara

    That is tragic! I remember her. I can’t sop looking at her picture. Unbelievable what that drug can do.

  • StuckInDaMatrix

    WOW she looks sooooo different from her ANTM days! Where is Tyra?

  • GalaxyEmpress

    I refuse to believe that is the same person….

  • quest

    Daaaahhhhuuummmm!!!

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