Vanessa Mdee has been a teetotaler for the past four years after she made a conscious decision to be sober for the rest of her life.
The US-based Tanzanian singer narrated the events that led her to steer clear of alcohol while speaking in a TikTok video.
“When I was in the entertainment industry, I had a lot of stress, and to cope with the stress and to escape a lot of depression, I drank a lot. I was a functional alcoholic. I would do everything perfectly actually, but towards the end, that’s in 2018, I drank every night to go to sleep, and it was an unhealthy lifestyle,” she said.
Vanessa Mdee further underscored the assistance of God in overcoming her alcohol addiction.
“As I got close to God, the Holy Spirit convicted me to stop drinking, and after a very personal traumatic experience, I decided to quit drinking forever,” she said.
In November 2023, Vanessa Mdee took to social media to announce that she had been sober for four years.
“I don’t drink alcohol. I’m almost four years without an alcoholic beverage, and I’m so proud of myself. It’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I was depressed and exhausted at the height of my career. I kept going but I was sick and was a workaholic suffering inside.”
“I had the greatest fans in the world, but I needed true happiness because all that glitters is not gold. My spirit wasn’t at peace, so something needed to change. I surrendered and said, ‘God, you can have my heart.’ Jesus blessed me, healed me, and continues to work on me,” she said at the time.
Vanessa Mdee quit the music industry in 2019 saying it was demonic.
“I needed to choose my life, the music industry is demonic,” Vanessa said in her podcast.
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