Meryl Streep - star of Florence Foster Jenkins - ruined her voice with 'smoking, drinking and debauchery'

By Nick Miller and Philippa Hawker
Updated May 3 2016 - 9:23am, first published 8:14am
Meryl Streep in a scene from Florence Foster Jenkins, directed by Stephen Frears. Photo: Nick Wall
Meryl Streep in a scene from Florence Foster Jenkins, directed by Stephen Frears. Photo: Nick Wall
Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) and St Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) in a scene from Florence Foster Jenkins directed by Stephen Frears.  Photo: Nick Wall
Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) and St Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) in a scene from Florence Foster Jenkins directed by Stephen Frears. Photo: Nick Wall
French actress Catherine Frot in Marguerite. Photo: supplied
French actress Catherine Frot in Marguerite. Photo: supplied

Meryl Streep said she gave up singing early on and proceeded to ruin her voice with "smoking, drinking and debauchery".