Dax Shepard revealed on Tuesday's new episode of the podcast that Bradley Cooper encouraged him to go public about his relapse in 2020 after 16 years of sobriety Dinner is on me Hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
When Dax Shepard lost control of taking painkillers after a motorcycle accident in 2020, he seriously considered keeping the bad news to himself. In addition to the shame, the star was afraid of harming his wife, Kristen Bell, a 43-year-old actress who he imagined would constantly have to answer the question, “What's it like to be married to an addict?” Interview.
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson asked the 49-year-old actor on his own Armchair Expert podcast in September 2020 what motivated him to tackle the topic.
“The last thing I wanted was to go out in public to share it with people seven days after everything collapsed. But it would have seemed so dishonest,” explained Dax Shepard, who has always been very open about his sobriety.
“The connection and the agreement that I had with the public would have been like a great violation of all those people who had listened to me for years and who perhaps saw me as a role model,” he added.
That didn't include a conversation with his friend of nearly 20 years, Bradley Cooper, who reportedly told him, “There's nothing useful about a man who's been sober for 16 years, married to Kristen Bell, and rich.” That helps anyone , is a person who has just made a mistake and gets back up.”
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Dax Shepard continues to co-host the Armchair Expert podcast with Monica Padman.