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Gabriella Cilmi denies ARIA booze binge

UNDERAGE popstar Gabriella Cilmi has blamed exhaustion and not the demon drink for her under-the-weather appearance at the ARIAs on Sunday night. "I...

Tongue tied ... Gabriella Cilmi denies she was drunk at the ARIA Awards.
Tongue tied ... Gabriella Cilmi denies she was drunk at the ARIA Awards.

'I wasn't drunk at the ARIAs'

UNDERAGE popstar Gabriella Cilmi has blamed exhaustion and not the demon drink for her under-the-weather appearance at the ARIAs on Sunday night.

"I was actually jetlagged, I wasn't tipsy,'' the suburban songbird,  who walked away with six ARIAS, said.

"But I can have one glass of wine.''

Hundreds of fans flooded internet posts asking if the 17-year-old singing sensation was tipsy as she rambled through ARIA acceptances and interviews.

"I was hoping I would win one or two (awards)," she said.

"But when I kept on winning it was really weird, I didn't expect it, so I didn't know what to say."

She also steered clear of drinking when others let their hair down at industry after parties.

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