'I smoked cigarettes, had long blacks and did coke': Byron Bay model says she relied on drugs to stay thin before giving birth – and claims almost all social media 'influencers' take drugs
- Social media model Ruby Matthews said diet to stay thin sustained on cocaine
- The 25-year-old lived off cocaine, cigarettes and coffee to keep her 54kg frame
- She made the stunning admission in social media question-and-answer session
- Ms Matthews also touched on her struggle with depression and suicide attempt
An Instagram model has revealed she relied on a cocktail of 'cocaine, coffee and cigarettes' to stay thin before giving birth.
Ruby Tuesday Matthews, from Byron Bay, made the explosive admission in a fan question-and-answer session on the social media site.
The 25-year-old also claimed drug use was rife in the glamorous social media industry, revealing that most 'influencers' took cocaine to maintain their weight.
'I need to be careful what I'm saying here, but, in the influencer industry, everyone loves the baggie,' she wrote.
'That is how most physiques are maintained.'
Byron Bay product Ruby Tuesday Matthews has revealed she relied on a cocktail of 'cocaine, coffee and cigarettes' to stay thin before giving birth
Ms Mathews (pictured) made the explosive admission in a fan question-and-answer session on the social media site
The 25-year-old (pictured while pregnant) also claimed drug use was rife in the glamorous social media industry
Ms Matthews told her 193,000 Instagram followers she maintained her 54kg frame on a blend of cocaine, cigarettes and long black coffees.
She said her followers were often baffled about how she could eat so much and remain so thin.
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'A lot of people never really understood how I could eat and still be so thin, but I guess it's pretty easy to hide an addiction,' Ms Matthews said.
'People don't realise how easy it is to hide something. Whether it's addiction, depression, anxiety, it's easy to hide those things.'
Ms Matthews (pictured) told her 193,000 Instagram followers she maintained her 54kg frame on a blend of cocaine, cigarettes and coffee
'I was so thin and I was partying a lot and no one thought I would be able to fall pregnant,' Ms Matthews said
The mother-of-two gave up cocaine three days after snorting the white powder at a party, when she learned she was pregnant.
She admitted she immediately became concerned her big night out might have hurt her unborn baby in some way.
'I was so thin and I was partying a lot and no one thought I would be able to fall pregnant,' she said.
What's more, she had traumatic memories of a miscarriage as a teenager to grapple with.
The mother-of-two gave up cocaine three days after snorting the white powder at a party, when she learned she was pregnant
Ms Matthews (pictured) admitted she immediately became concerned that her big night out might have damaged her fetus
She was only 16-years-old when she lost her child.
Ms Matthews said her mother and boyfriend at the time didn't want the baby and were relieved.
An ensuing depression threatened to derail the teenager's life as she contemplated suicide.
She said her parents had no idea what to do with her, and placed her on a plane to Cambodia where she worked 'for a while'.
The mother-of-two gave up cocaine three days after snorting the white powder at a party, when she learned she was pregnant
When Ms Matthews fell pregnant, she immediately became concerned she may have harmed her unborn baby
'I was so thin and I was partying a lot and no one thought I would be able to fall pregnant,' she said
The social media influencer hoped talking about her past trauma would guide others in a similar struggle.
'I have battled with mental health demons on and off for most of my life. It is a topic I am going to be talking about a lot more this year,' she said.
If you or someone you know is struggling, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Ms Matthews (pictured) said when she fell pregnant aged 16, her mother and boyfriend didn't want the baby and were relieved when she lost the unborn child
Ms Matthews hoped talking about her past trauma would guide others in a similar struggle
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