Married At First Sight Australia star Jessika Power has opened up about her 'scary' addiction, revealing that things became 'really bad' as she faced criticism from viewers.
MAFS Australia series 6 saw Jessika - spoiler alert, avert your eyes now if you're super behind - admit to having an affair with Dan Webb despite being originally partnered with Mick Gould.
And, after the explosive scenes were shown down under last year, Jessika found herself on the receiving end of vicious trolling from viewers; causing her to turn to a 'scary' addiction that left her in a 'really bad' way.
Find out which MAFS Australia couples are still together:
Which Married At First Sight Australia couples are still together?
1 of 4Erin Bateman and Bryce Mohr, season two
The couple met way back in season two and are still going strong. The pair prefer to remain out of the spotlight and are happily living together in Melbourne.
2 of 4Jules Robinson and Cameron Merchant, season six
Oh, Cameron and Jules. From the minute Jules and Cam had their first wedding dance without any music, we had an inkling they were in it for the long haul. And we were right! The pair now have a baby together, who was born in October last year, and tied the knot properly after the show. So, yes - sometimes this wild experiment does work.
3 of 4Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli, season six
Martha and Michael were an extremely drama free pair (in comparison to everyone else) so it's no shock that they have actually managed to stay together. They are now living together in Sydney whilst becoming full-time influencers. Oh, and they're engaged so they will be tying the knot for real very soon.
4 of 4Melissa Rawson and Bryce Ruthven, season eight
Despite Bryce repeatedly putting down Melissa's appearance during the show and more dramatic showdowns than we've had hot dinners - the on-off couple are surprisingly stronger then ever. In fact, they're living together, are officially engaged, have matching tattoos and have just welcomed baby twins.
Speaking candidly to Metro.co.uk about her struggles, Jessika revealed, "I was already copping hate from the Australian public. I was copping hate from his family, his friends. And then I also had to deal with a breakup, the hurt of a breakup," she said.
"Then when we broke up, I was also getting double hate [from people] saying, 'Sucked in you bitch, you f**king deserve it.' Then the second that we broke up, all these girls came out of the woodwork with, 'Dan did this when you were together, Dan did that'.
"I was at a really low point, I actually got a really bad Xanax addiction. I was drinking a bottle or two of white wine a day on Xanax. It was really bad."
This comes after Jessika faced scrutiny from followers for claiming she was 'dying' as she was rushed to hospital with a kidney infection.
With fans claiming the star insensitively exaggerated her condition, Jessika explained, " I am so sorry to hear anybody who has to have gone through anything like that in their lives or lost anybody like that, you know, due to any serious illness.
"Me saying that 'I'm basically dying' doesn't mean that I'm a bad person, doesn't mean I'm looking for attention, doesn't mean that, I just need to learn some common decency for other people that are actually sick"