Fergie's Drug Anguish

FergieBlack Eyed Peas singer Fergie has revealed that performing saved her from drug addiction.

She's confessed that she suffered a dangerous addiction to crystal meth.

Fergie - real name Stacy Ferguson - told Time Magazine that the drug "was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with".

She explained: "I dug deep as to why I got there. It's the drug that's addicting. But it's why you start doing it in the first place that's interesting.

"A lot of it was being a child actor, I learned to suppress feelings."

Fergie has just released her first solo album, The Dutchess, and said that performing, instead of taking drugs, now helps her express her emotions.

Fergie with the Black Eyed PeasShe said: "When we're on tour I have an hour-and-a-half of performing every night and improvising. If there's a rafter, I can climb right on it!"