Cara Delevingne used to feel "paranoid" about peoples' perception of her amid her sobriety journey.

The 34-year-old star has previously been candid about her struggles with substance abuse, and Cara admits that her recovery was far from straightforward.

She told People: "I think when I was younger, when I was in my 20s, I was so unaware of what people thought because I was young and I was free and carefree in a way. And I think getting sober, I got very paranoid about people thinking that I was sober or trying to persuade people that I'm serious."

However, Cara explained that her point of view has changed over time.

The musician shared: "I'm like, you know what? The people that know know, and I just want to live life again like I am enjoying it instead of thinking about how I look or how it's perceived."

Cara's sobriety journey has taught her some important life lessons, too.

She said: "There was a lot of stuff that in my younger self I've had to unlearn. But that specifically, I was like, 'Yeah, I'm going to take that and run forward with it.' That's the thing about growing up.

"That's the thing about getting older is you can ... there are things you need to take from when you're younger and things you need to learn as you get older."

Meanwhile, Cara previously explained that her "whole life" built up to the release of her debut album.

The London-born star previously enjoyed success as a model and an actress - but she spent years working on Not Normal, her debut record.

Speaking to ELLE, Cara shared: "I've been working on it for three years. It's something I've put so much time into and I actually feel like I've been working on it for my whole life because it's all been leading up to this.

"I believed in myself and tried making friends with myself. I know that sounds weird. I was just really horrible to myself, and when you get out of your own way it's pretty crazy what you can achieve.

"A lot of that is represented in the production. I'm really proud to say I co-produced it with some incredible people and have enjoyed the process so much."