Jodie Sweetin tearfully recalls the 'darkest moments' of her drug and alcohol addiction on Dancing With the Stars
Fuller House's Jodie Sweetin tearfully recalled the 'darkest moments' of her drug and alcohol addiction on Monday's Dancing With the Stars.
The 34-year-old actress - who's five years sober - became depressed following the 1995 conclusion of ABC's Full House after eight seasons.
'At [13 years old], it really was a huge loss for me that I didn't know how to grieve,' the thrice-divorced mother-of-two admitted on DWTS.
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Confession: Fuller House's Jodie Sweetin tearfully recalled the 'darkest moments' of her drug and alcohol addiction on Monday's Dancing With the Stars
'Drugs and alcohol just sort of numbed everything. I was doing cocaine, and ecstasy, and alcohol, and all that. The darkest moments for me weren't necessarily ending up in the hospital and all that. It was those quiet moments alone when I'd just hated the person I'd become.'
Jodie was adopted by her Uncle Sam at age 2 because both of her birth parents were in prison when she was born.
'I remember my mom saying that when I was little, I had this light that shined really big, and that she had watched my light become very dark," Sweetin revealed.
'And I just remember my mom saying to me, "Your light shines again." So, through doing this dance, I get to shine again. I dimmed my light for a long time, and I don't feel I have to do that anymore.'
'At [13], it really was a huge loss for me that I didn't know how to grieve': The 34-year-old actress - who's five years sober - became depressed following the 1995 conclusion of ABC's Full House after eight seasons
The thrice-divorced mother-of-two admitted: 'Drugs and alcohol just sort of numbed everything. I was doing cocaine, and ecstasy, and alcohol, and all that'
Jodie continued: 'The darkest moments for me weren't necessarily ending up in the hospital and all that. It was those quiet moments alone when I'd just hated the person I'd become'
Sweetin revealed: 'I remember my mom saying that when I was little, I had this light that shined really big, and that she had watched my light become very dark...I dimmed my light for a long time, and I don't feel I have to do that anymore'
Blended brood: Three months ago, the Chapman University grad got engaged to 11 years sober Justin Hodak and they're raising three daughters - Beatrix, Zoie, and Tatum Breanna - together
Three months ago, the Chapman University grad got engaged to 11 years sober Justin Hodak and they're raising three daughters together.
Jodie is mother to Zoie - who turns 8 next week - with ex-husband #2 Cody Herpin, as well as Beatrix, 5, with estranged third husband Morty Coyle.
Meanwhile, 39-year-old Justin - whom she plans to wed this summer - is father to teenager Tatum Breanna.
'Through doing this dance, I get to shine again': For the ABC competition's Most Memorable Year week, Sweetin and her partner Keo Motsepe danced a foxtrot to Andra Day performing her song Rise Up
Pretty in pink: The judges gave the former child star and the South African hoofer a 23 out of 30 - their best score yet this season
For the ABC competition's Most Memorable Year week, Sweetin and her partner Keo Motsepe danced a foxtrot to Andra Day performing her song Rise Up.
The judges gave the former child star and the South African hoofer a 23 out of 30 - their best score yet this season.
On March 24, Jodie and her co-star Andrea Barber met with writers for the second season of Fuller House on Netflix, on which she plays DJ Stephanie Tanner.
'Are you ready?!' On March 24, Jodie and her co-star Andrea Barber (in stripes) met with writers for the second season of Fuller House on Netflix, on which she plays DJ Stephanie Tanner
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