PHOTO: This Woman Is Addicted To Drinking Paint - Says It Feels Nice & Warm, Like A Thicker Version Of Milk'
This 43-year-old woman has revealed her secret compulsion to drink paint on the season premiere of TLC's My Strange Addiction.
Heather Beal, a mother of two, admits that she has guzzled close to three gallons since she first started the practice 3 years ago.
Her bizarre habit began after her mother died, though no one has seen her drink paint - especially not her children.
'As it's going down your throat, it feels very nice and warm, almost like a thicker version of warm milk,' she says. 'But obviously, it's got that very strong chemical taste, which is perfect to me.'
Ms Beal says that she prefers paint in marker form, and goes to the hardware store to feed her habit. Every day she pries the cap off one paint marker and drinks the contents.
'I drink paint from markers because I have looked for other paint both in quart or gallon form, and I haven't found one that satisfies my desire,' she explains.
Ms Beal however got a wake-up call after she learnt from a doctor that she has done damage to her kidneys.
When asked what she would feel like if one of her kids drank paint, she vowed to kick the habit - and in a recent interview with TLC insisted that she has stayed clean.
Secret shame: Ms Beal says that she never drinks paint in front of her children
Taking a shot: She estimates that she has consumed around three gallons of paint since her habit started three years ago
Constant cravings: The mom of two says that she is addicted to paint in all forms, from gallons to markers
