Matt Willis has opened up about his daily ritual after overcoming past drink and drug addiction woes.
The Busted star, who is married to television host Emma Willis, has been clean for over five years following four rehab stints and a few relapses along the way.
Addressing his journey to get to a healthier stage in his life, the 41-year-old revealed that while he still fears a relapse, his new mindset and distractions keep him on track.
As part of the changes he's made, he's removed booze from his tour rider, in favour of much healthier options, such as collagen, protein and fruit.
In his home life, the father-of-three said he is also a lover of daily ice baths and meditation, but has had "a telling off" about how long he takes to get ready for the day.
"I had to have a firm telling off about my morning routine because it was getting a bit out of hand. It was literally four hours long, it was ridiculous," he admitted.
Matt went on to explain that he would wake up around 4.30am to fit in many ice baths, meditation, a workout, an update in his gratitude Journal, a sauna session, followed by a supplement routine.
Speaking on The Life Of Bryony podcast, the Busted star expressed how much better he feels post-addiction, adding: "Life is pretty awesome right now. You know, and that's achievable for people.
"And I think it's how you get that message to the struggling addict, the struggling alcoholic, you know. And I think that was what kind of made me want to do it, you know, in a way."
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GETTY)While in a much better head space, the singer did, however, admit that it's "a very scary life outside of recovery".
"Don't get me wrong I am free from drugs and alcohol, like I do not think about them on a daily basis, I don't go around trying very hard not to drink and take drugs.
"But I am very aware that I am one drink away from being back where I was," he shared. "I do see things and see behaviour in myself that scares me sometimes, and work for me is tied up in all that."
Matt has often credited his loyal wife for helping him through his struggles. After her many calls for him to get clean, he finally checked into rehab a month before their wedding day.
The singer then relapsed again before getting clean following the birth of the couple's first child together, Isabelle, in 2009.
"I got sober, and then after a series of shambles and misery, I actually got sober when my daughter was about six months old," he shared.
"And then I had eight years [drink and drug free]," Matt explained, before relapsing again on tour.
Adamant this won't be happening again ahead of his new tour with Busted and McFly, Matt recently told The Guardian: “We care about each other and they care about me.
"They know what I want and what I don’t want, what I’m capable of doing and what I’m not going to do.”
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