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Whitney Houston: Mum didn't want to lose me to Satan

The diva tells Oprah Winfrey the depths of her drug despair

Whitney Houston wore pyjamas for 7 months

Superstar Whitney Houston has broken her long silence about her drugs hell and revealed that at her lowest point she spent 7 months wearing pyjamas.

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the singer told how her life spiralled out of control when she got hooked on drugs during her marriage to R&B star Bobby Brown in the 90s.

Whitney, whose comeback album I Look To You has shot to No 1 in the US charts, candidly talked about her drugs battle and recalled how her mother made a desperate attempt to get her clean by turning up at her home with the police.

‘Now, looking at it, I see the love and passion my mother had for me,’ Whitney revealed. ‘She came and said: “It’s not worth it.”

‘She said to Bobby: “If you move, they’re gonna take you down. Don’t make one move.”’  ‘And he stood there like he was scared. And she said: “Let’s go.”

‘She told me: “I’m not losing you to the world. I’m not losing you to Satan. I want my daughter back. I want to see that light in your eyes.”’

The 47-year-old star is rebuilding her life after a bitter divorce from Bobby two years ago, but her comeback has proved remarkable. The UK is preparing for Whitney fever, with her set to make her comeback performance on The X Factor next month.

After their brutally frank chat, Oprah called Whitney her ‘best ever interview’.

She added: ‘The thing most shocking to me is that Whitney tried to make herself smaller to fit in a marriage so the man could be bigger. How many women have done that? I deeply felt for her.’

selina_julien@ipcmedia.com

See the latest pictures of Whitney Houston in Now magazine dated 21 September 2009 - out now!