Ashley McBryde Reveals Life-Saving Decision to Enter Rehab After Near-Fatal Night
Ashley McBryde Reveals Life-Saving Decision to Enter Rehab After Near-Fatal Night
Jennifer MashugaSat, March 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM UTC
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Four years ago, country music singer Ashley McBryde decided to go to rehab for alcoholism, a decision that saved her life. In a recent conversation with Bobby Bones on his Netflix show, The BobbyCast, she emotionally broke down the day she agreed to get help, after realizing that she was heading down a dangerous and potentially fatal path.
"I woke up at another artist's house, another female artist. And if I told you who, you would not be shocked, of course," the award-winning country star explained. "And I woke up in a bed that's not mine, in pajamas that aren't mine, and I was like, ‘Oh my god, that must have been a doozy.’ I'm thirsty, I don't know where I am, and I don't know where water is. So I'll just go find water."
"And when I went to find water, I found a living room," she continued. "In that living room was my team, and they said, 'We need you to stop,' and I said, 'I need me to stop, too.' And that was when I found out that [the artist] took me to her house that night after we'd been out to make sure I didn't die."
Before she decided to get help, McBryde attempted to do it on her own. She hid her drinking from her parents and those closest to her. She imposed rules on herself, such as no drinking before going on stage or before fan meet and greets. Unfortunately, that backfired dramatically.
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"For some reason, my brain was like, 'You didn't drink til after a show, now you have to drink as much as humanly possible," she said.
While this may be the first time the Grand Ole Opry star has spoken so openly about what led her to rehab, she's loudly shared her pride in getting sober in the past. On March 8, 2025, she posted on Instagram that she'd reached the 1000-day mark in her sobriety. She described the 1,000 ways she knew she'd made the right choice.
"1,000 “I love you’s” I say to my reflection," she captioned the photos. "I see the woman I am now and the woman I am on my way to being and I have love and compassion for the woman I was and I care for her daily."
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