Frankie Grande has opened up about his struggles with staying clean. The reality television star recently admitted that he had to hire a sober coach when he first quit drinking, noting that the latter “stared at me for ninety days” in an effort to keep him away from alcohol. Frankie Grande, the brother of iconic pop star Ariana Grande, recounted his journey with sobriety during a December 3 appearance on Untraditionally Lala. At the time, the host, Lala Kent, asked him about his journey in an industry where alcoholism is rampant. “I got sober with a sober coach two years before I went on Big Brother [in 2014]. It was a challenge for my therapist to see if I could do ninety days clean. And I was like, ‘Of course I can. That’s so easy,” the Big Brother alum, 42, said. “I couldn't make it one day clean.” That's when he decided to get help. His sober coach “stared at me for ninety days, and I did my ninety days clean. And at the end, I was like, ‘Work. See? That wasn't difficult at all.’ Meanwhile, I had to pay a woman thousands of dollars to stare at me and just to get me to not drink." However, he admitted he didn't "learn s---.” Frankie Grande gets candid about his struggles with sobriety: Read more View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAs reported by People Magazine, during his recent appearance on Untraditionally Lala, Frankie Grande said that after the coach had finished his job, he was allowed to consume one drink in a month. This then escalated to two in a month. “And then it was one drink a week, and then it was one drink a night, and then it was every night again, and it was just wasted, wasted, wasted.” He noted, “when I realized that I had gotten back into the swing of things so easily after paying that woman for ninety days, I was like, ‘Oh, s---. I think I have a problem.’ “ During the segment, Frankie Grande admitted that he decided to hire a sober coach once more, and that working in reality television is “such a trigger. It's a really tough environment to be in,” explaining that it's "demanding on your psyche, on your body, and on your humanity, especially with someone who's staying sober.”Back in August, Frankie Grande took to Instagram to share a video of himself on a mountaintop in Tucson as he debuted a new iteration of “Hotel Rock Bottom,” the title track of his first album. In the reel, Frankie Grande explained the significance of where he was standing: “I’m up at the top of a mountain in Tucson, Arizona, and this is where I used to come when I was drinking and using and I knew I had a problem, but I wasn’t ready to get sober and I didn’t know how,” Grande began. “So I would come here and I would get connected with nature and get sober for a few days and then try to bring that sobriety back to the city and the chaos and the crazy and it would last for about I would say two to three weeks maybe and then I’d be back to drinking and using every single night.”On that mountain, Frankie Grande said, he hit "rock bottom," though it also served as the inspiration for his song. He said that the reel marked his first visit to the location since he began his journey with sobriety.“And it’s amazing that I just released ‘Hotel Rock Bottom’ into the world and that I’ve been able to return here now fully sober over eight years,” Grande said. “And it’s incredible, so I just wanted to be able to say how unbelievably appreciative I am of the journey that I’ve gone through in my life and the fact that my little sister has joined me on this song and she is a huge reason as to why I am sober today and why I’m able to stay sober ’cause she helped me get sober in the first place.”The track featured his sister and his mother, which he noted was "so powerful" for him.“And I just am filled with such gratitude as I sit up on this mountain eight years later, having gone through such a journey and returned back here,” he said. “And now I’m on the total other side, total opposite end of the spectrum as I was last time I was here, which was filled with desperation and filled with loss and devoid of hope. And now I am filled with hope and joy and excitement, and I’m so grateful that I’ve come back full circle to where I started eight years ago, like anything is possible."Frankie Grande concluded his message with a note to all his followers struggling with their own addictions: "So if you need help, just ask for it," he said. "It will be there for you. I love you. I hope my music is speaking to you.” Stay tuned to SoapCentral for more.