Mary Tyler Moore has opened up about her best-kept secret - she fought alcoholism for years.
In an exclusive TV interview, the Ordinary People star confessed she hid a drinking problem for years - and not even her closest friends and family knew she was drunk.
She says, "An alcoholic woman, in most people's eyes, was one who had just really gotten sloppy, gotten dirty."
Moore hopes her big reveal helped other alcoholics seek help: "Being able to come out and talk honestly about that (alcoholism) gave a lot of people the opportunity to look at themselves carefully and say, 'Hey, yes I look good, my clothes are nice and I'm warm and delightful, but I'm also an alcoholic.'"
The actress has enjoyed a very successful career in television and film, known best for The Mary Tyler Moore Show between 1970-1977.
She went on to earn an Oscar nomination for her performance in Ordinary People in 1980, which saw Robert Redford make his directorial debut.