The 49-year-old daredevil talks about his sobriety in a new interview and explains how he turned his life around after staying away from drugs and surviving addictions.
- Nov 15, 2023
AceShowbiz - Steve-O has turned into "a better version" of himself since getting clean. The "Jackass" star has been sober for 15 years, and he admitted he is "one hundred per cent" in a much better place than when he was using drugs.
"Any other disease, the best you can hope for is to get back to where you were before the disease. But for addicts, when we treat ourselves, we become a better version than before," he told "The Kyle and Jackie O Show".
The 49-year-old stuntman and comedian was asked about his addiction battle, and which drugs he had tried over the years. He revealed, "I never tried heroin and if I tried crack cocaine, I'm pretty sure I did it wrong. Other than that, I did everything."
However, he insisted he does find it "kind of upsetting" when he smells weed, despite loving the scent. He added, "When I smell marijuana, I find it kind of upsetting. I don't like breathing it into my lungs and what's worse, I love the way it smells."
Last year, Steve-O expressed his regret over the way his relationship with UK TV presenter Stacey Solomon ended after he ghosted her. He recalled in his autobiography "A Hard Kick in the Hunts", "I was smitten, I lavished her with attention, I got what I wanted and then I broke it off. I had become not only part of her life, I’d become part of her kids' lives too. And then - poof - I was gone. To this day, I still beat myself up about the way it went down."
Steve-O was battling a sex addiction during their relationship and has been haunted by drink and drugs problems. He adds in his book about how he ghosted other women, "I'd meet some woman, pour on the charm to convince her I really cared about her (which I invariably thought I did), sleep with her a few times, then lose interest and ghost. Wash, rinse, repeat."
