Love Island Star Faces Homelessness After Rehab
Jack Fincham, the 34-year-old former Love Island winner, reveals he is currently homeless and staying in a hotel with his dog after a fallout with family members following his recent rehab stint.
Fincham completed a second round of treatment at Rainford Hall in Merseyside earlier this year, costing £32,000, after a relapse into drugs and alcohol that nearly proved fatal. He describes post-rehab life as challenging, marked by lack of expected support from close ones.
Instagram Update on Current Struggles
In a candid Instagram post, Fincham shares his situation: “I tried living in Liverpool, unfortunately the person I lived with it just didn’t work out. I thought I’d be getting more support from people close to me that haven’t shown that support.”
He emphasizes personal responsibility at age 34: “Listen I’m a 34-year-old man you can’t rely on your family all the time.” Reflecting on rehab advice, he notes, “One thing they told me in rehab and it’s true, you’re not gonna walk out of rehab to a red carpet rolled out for you because it’s stuff you should have been doing anyway.”
Currently, Fincham has little left and ponders his next steps: “In case anyone is wondering where I am, I’m staying a hotel with the dog. I’m just gonna reset and work out what to do and where I wanna live.” He credits his dog Elvis for his survival: “Got my beautiful dog Elvis, without him I probably wouldn’t even be here to be honest.”
Leaving rehab felt “scary,” but staff kindness was transformative: “a level of kindness I wasn’t used to for a while, I found it quite alien.” Optimistic, he declares, “There’s been a few struggles along the way and look I’m starting again from zero… it can’t get any worse than this. I’m gonna do my acting and get back into TV work.”
Good Morning Britain Interview Insights
During an emotional appearance on Good Morning Britain last week, Fincham discussed rehab challenges with hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls. He shot to fame on Love Island’s fourth series in 2018.
Responding to Ed Balls, Fincham explains the hardest part: “The stopping drugs part was the easy part.” He underwent a six-week detox from benzodiazepines and pregabalin: “What the hard bit… feelings are actually alright.”
He reveals long-term suppression: “I’ve been suppressing feelings for so long… Sometimes I’d get excited… Or I’d feel sad. I know what will stop that. Drugs and alcohol… are the friend that will never let you down.”
Rehab staff helped him self-accept: “The people at Rainford… have finally made me realise I’m actually alright. I’m enough. I can go and do all the things that I want to do.”
This differs from his 2021 stint, which he entered for others and left early. This time, he sought genuine help: “I have never been more grateful… Every single day things are done for you, it was in beautiful surroundings, I had my dog with me.”
Fincham owns his actions: “Everything that has happened… is my fault and I hold my hands up to it.” In January, ahead of rehab, he warned of self-destruction: “Without wanting to help yourself, it’s not going to work… I want to live my life in abundance… being sober.”
He recounts a near-death Christmas incident: “I took myself into hospital… without [boxing training’s benefits], you probably would have ended up dead in your bed.”
