After the Q&A proper during our set visit on their new show last July 3, Billy Crawford strongly denied the rumor that he is involved in drug use, which supposedly caused a significant decline in his physical well-being.
According to Billy, he is healthy and free from any drug-related issues, which is why he remains unfazed by the malicious gossip. He is tired of the insinuations made by others, simply because he lost weight.
“Actually simula nung nag-Dancing with the Stars… alam mo paulit-ulit akong nagpapaliwanag kasi sobrang dami nang nagsasalita on my behalf. Dami-daming nagsasabing addict or whatever,” he said in our interview with some other members of the media. “Una sa lahat I think it’s unfair para sabihin sa isang tao kung sino sila. Una sa lahat, I don’t do drugs.”
“Pangalawa, I stopped alcohol for the past 6 years. Alcoholic ho ako noon and yes kaya ho ako 235 pounds. Hindi ho healthy ‘yun. So, I started to lose weight from that time, nung tumigil talaga akong mag-alcohol and tuluy-tuloy lang siya kasi hindi na ako bumalik sa alcohol as in zero alcohol.
“Hindi na ako nagyoyosi. Wala akong bisyo. So ngayon na I am 41 years old and 140 pounds, I’m healthy. I feel good. I don’t necessarily exercise tremendously pero kumakain ako ng tama, umiinom ako ng tubig and siguro mabigat lang talaga ‘yung anak ko. Nakakapagod din paminsan minsan kasi saluhan kaming mag-asawa,” he added.
“So I’m not sick,” he shared.
Hopefully, those who refuse to believe that he is not sick and that he is not an addict, as portrayed by some on social media, will stop pestering him.
Billy has returned to GMA Network for The Voice Generations, where he serves as one of the coaches.
