“Sober for 7.5 years”: the star of “Very strange things” Jamie Campbell Bower spoke about the struggle with addiction

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The other day, 33-year-old British actor Jamie Campbell Bower, best known for his role as the sorcerer Vecna ​​in the fourth season of Stranger Things, got in touch with subscribers on social networks and published a frank text about his struggle with addiction. The actor admitted that 12 years ago he was completely out of control, but embarked on a path of healing and had not touched drugs and alcohol for seven and a half years. However, this path was not easy.

I hurt myself and others. The people I loved the most. Everything was so neglected that in the end I ended up in a psychiatric clinic, – the actor admitted, – Now I have been sober for seven and a half years. I made a lot of mistakes, but every day is a chance to start over.

Bauer noted that he was grateful to the higher powers for getting rid of addictions.

To anyone who wakes up thinking “oh my god, not again,” I promise there is a way,” he continued, “I’m grateful for where I am right now. Grateful for being sober. Remember, we still need to work and work on ourselves.

Earlier in 2019, Bauer spoke to fans about his bumpy road to sobriety. According to the actor, at that time he had not used for more than 4 years.

In addition to the role of Vecna ​​in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, Bauer became famous for his work in the films Fantastic Beasts, where he played the young villain Grindelwald, and Twilight, where he tried on the image of a member of the Volturi vampire clan, as well as The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. , where his partner on the set was the star of the series “Emily in Paris” Lily Collins. Jamie is also a fairly successful rock musician.