Jack Vidgen's heartbreaking personal update: 'Shame and guilt'

Aussie singer and reality TV star Jack Vidgen has shared with fans that he's currently in rehab after being readmitted for the fifth time.

The Australia's Got Talent winner shared a heartbreaking video on Boxing Day saying he felt "embarrassed" to be posting the update, but that he's committed to sharing his journey.

Jack Vidgen opens up about relapse: 'Part of recovery'

"It's hard to find the words for how disappointed I am in myself right now and the shame I'm feeling. This isn't how I wanted to spend my Christmas but I'm grateful to be in a safe place," Jack, 27, captioned the video.

"This is a really hard time of year for so many. Please hold each other tightly and check in on those you think may be struggling. I feel embarrassed to be posting this but also am committed to sharing my journey, even through the slip-ups. Relapse is part of recovery."

In his video, Jack addressed his social media absence, saying he felt a lot of "shame and guilt" about relapsing.

“I relapsed about three weeks ago and I’m back in rehab. It’s Boxing Day today, the day after Christmas and I just wanted to give you an update about where I’m at,” he said. “I know I’ve been MIA on socials for a few weeks and that’s why. I don’t have a whole lot to say, I feel a lot of shame and guilt and I don’t really have the words right now."

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He also disclosed that he's started going through withdrawals

“Withdrawals are starting now, it’s f**king hectic. So, that’s where I’m at. But I love you, and thank you always for the support," he said.

Fans rally around Jack Vidgen, with Aussie celebs also sharing their journeys

Many people left supportive comments for Jack on TikTok and Instagram, including some other famous faces.

"A relapse does not erase your success at being sober. Recovery is there, just start again with this new knowledge about yourself. Sending love," one fan commented. "No shame, Jack. This is a one day at a time!!!!! We will get there," My Kitchen Rules star Colin Fassnidge said.

"Respect for you. You can do this," Aussie singer Tones and I wrote, with Aussie Actress Jodi Gordon commenting, "Sending you all my love babe, one day at a time, you got this."

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"New start bro! I’ve had a fair few of these. New day we start again, you will look back one day and think there goes a few years! You will get a year, 10 years, rest of your life, keep up what you’re already doing with your sober peers and I promise you will get there," former Bachelor Jed McIntosh commented. "I’ve had a few set backs and the main thing is making the decision to reset which you have! I learnt something new and became stronger through my setbacks. Praying for you and the best is yet to come in your life."

Jack Vidgen's health struggles

The singer, who was propelled to fame in 2011 at the age of 14 after winning Australia's Got Talent, has also been open about his issues with alcohol abuse over the years, checking into a rehab facility in 2020. At one point he said he 'essentially overdosed' and then stayed sober for six months.

“I’ve never been an alcoholic, but it always starts (with alcohol) for me, and it doesn’t end there," he said.

In an Instagram Q&A last year, Jack said the music industry had left him 'traumatised'.

“I’m kind of traumatised by the industry and really lost my love for it all again,” he said. “It’s slowly coming back though."

The singer previously told Who magazine that he fell out of love with singing, citing burnout as a reason.

"I stopped singing five years ago," he said in the 2019 interview. “I think I just burnt out."

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