Tara Palmer-Tomkinson dead: Star recalls the shocking moment she thought she was dying

In 2014, the star opened about her demons and battle with cocaine in a harrowing interview with presenter Jeremy Kyle.

During their conversation, she recalled the moment she thought she was going to die from an overdose.

She told the host: "I remember timing my heart because I knew it was going to stop… [starts crying].

"I remember my telephone was there and I remember crawling on my hands and knees to pick up the phone and call, and then I woke up in hospital.

"I remember saying my prayers. I knew my heart was stopping."

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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson dead: The star said she timed her heart as she thought it was going to stop

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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson dead: The socialite revealed how she thought she was going to die

I remember saying my prayers. I knew my heart was stopping

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The star then headed to a rehab facility in Arizona and admitted that she was no longer interested in drugs.

Tara explained: "I don't have any temptation to take drugs any more. No, no, gosh no. Drugs absolutely terrify me."

She went on to reveal that she became "a recluse" and avoided heading out to events, adding: "I get terribly anxious going out, I've only been out three times this year.

"I don't go out to public events. For the last two years I haven't worked. I've seen a therapist every single week for the last nine, 10 years of my life."

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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson dead: The star opened up to Jeremy Kyle in a candid interview

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson 1971-2017
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Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, the original 90s 'It Girl' has died aged 45 after battling cancer.

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At her birthday party in Mayfair in 1998.

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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson dead: She was found dead in her London home aged 45

Tara was found dead in her London home today after suffering from a brain tumour. A police spokesperson said "her death is being treated as unexplained" but "police are not treating the death as suspicious".

It comes after Tara opened up about her illness in November 2016, confessing: "I went to the doctor to talk about my latest blood test results when I got back from skiing in January.

"I said, 'What does it mean? Can you translate it? 'And the doctor said, 'As I suspected, you have a brain tumour'."

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