ITV The X Factor's Tulisa says it's a 'miracle' she survived suicide attempt after year from hell

Former ITV star Tulisa Contostavlos has spoken about attempting suicide after being deceived in a sting operation by 'Fake Sheikh' Mazher Mahmood and being charged with supplying class A drugs. The case was eventually dismissed as it emerged that Mahmood had lied to the court.

Speaking to This Morning, Tulisa revealed that she attempted suicide twice after the ordeal. "The first attempt was quite light in a sense...I was very drunk and I wasn't sure, just go for it, I've had enough," she said.

"It was the second time that after the trial had finished then I had time to really process everything that happened was the real kicker. Surviving that was a miracle," she said.

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When asked how she is now, she said: "I don't think I'll ever trust in the same way again but I am someone who has a logical head on their shoulders. I hope for the best in people I'm not a negative person, I'm not looking for negative things in someone.

"I've been very blessed through his experience to have a very strong team of loving individuals who really became my soul family and remain that to this day. If anything, I gained love through this process. Big shout out to my family at home who have been absolute rocks for me."

Earlier in the chat, Tulisa also revealed that she found herself in a "toxic" relationship during the time of the trial which she shares in her new book, Judgement. "I met a guy during that period, I ended up falling in love.

"It was a very chaotic, slightly toxic but very passionate relationship so there's a lot of juice in there."

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