Controversy and Personal Struggles
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, British tabloid newspapers regularly featured stories about Imrie's jet-setting lifestyle, her alleged alcohol and cocaine abuse, her celebrity relationships, and even her alleged lesbian affairs with other glamour models.
In the mid-1990s, Imrie began to struggle with debt. On 27 September 1994, when she appeared in a London court on charges of driving under the influence, her solicitor told the court that she was no longer receiving regular modelling work, was struggling under a "mountain of debt," was living on unemployment benefits, and was "almost on the breadline".
In November 2000, tabloid newspapers ran stories reporting that Imrie was penniless and sleeping rough on Clapham Common, having sold her house to pay off debts. The tabloids later claimed that readers' donations had enabled Imrie to rent a flat in South London, resume her modelling career, and turn her life around.
In 2003, Imrie spoke about her homelessness and addiction problems in the UK television documentary The Curse of Page 3.
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