Bimini has opened up about their ongoing battle with a substance abuse disorder that spiralled after Drag Race UK: 'I just didn’t cope well and I felt so much pressure'

Bimini Bon Boulash has detailed their ongoing battle with a substance abuse disorder. They ‘slipped back into a cycle’ after competing on the programme in 2021 as they felt imposter syndrome and did not ‘cope well’ with the pressures of fame.

They said they had struggled with addiction on and off in their early 20s and prior to Drag Race had been sober, including no alcohol, for a year.

However, after being thrust into the limelight, Bimini said they struggled: ‘I just didn’t cope well and I felt so much pressure, almost like a fraud and I didn’t deserve it.

‘There was a lot of gossip within the community about what I was going through and my troubles with addiction and my troubles with drugs and they were from friends that I felt really hurt by.

‘I’m not saying that they’re to blame. I don’t think I was ready to admit things that at the time anyway. I came up through the scene where there is a lot of alcohol. There is a lot of drugs. The community really does struggle with it. But I have decided that enough is enough and I can’t continue anymore.

'I have a substance abuse disorder and this is something that is ongoing and something that I am trying my hardest battle with and deal with. I will get there, and I know I will.'