John Stamos is a 59-year-old man married to woman 23 years younger than him and they have a four-year-old son together. He seems very… arrested in development I’ll say that. I just side eye men who have babies in their 50s with much younger women. After seeing his CBS Sunday Morning interview, I still side eye him a little but came away with more respect for him. He’s in a Disney Plus series, Big Shot, where he plays a girls’ basketball coach. He open up to CBS correspondent Tracy Smith about his DUI arrest and sobriety, about losing Bob Saget, and about being famous. I especially liked what he said about fame so I made that the title of this story.
On being an adult
I went into being an adult kicking and screaming. I didn’t have any of those tentpoles that say you’re an adult, I was just skating through. I didn’t have to [be an adult]. I had Peter Pan syndrome.
On being famous
I wanted to be famous so bad and then once I got it I loved it. I still do. If you see me somewhere, ask for a picture. I’m happy to do it. It’s what I wanted my whole life.
On losing Bob Saget
One of the biggest influences in my life was Bob. I wouldn’t be who I am without Bob. He was there for everything. He was my brother.
On his alcoholism
When I was not sober, when I was fuzzy, I thought, ‘I’ve done it all.’ I didn’t wanna kill myself, but I didn’t care if I died. I said, ‘I’ve done it all. if I die tomorrow, it’s OK.’ What was I thinking? I hadn’t done it all; I still haven’t done it all, not even close.
On his 2015 DUI arrest
You know, that fateful night, I got in my car, I thought I could drive, and I couldn’t. I just have flashes in my mind about driving in circles. And people were driving near me and they would roll the window down, ‘Uncle Jesse, pull over!’ And I went to rehab, and it was the hardest thing ever.
I thought I was fooling everybody. When that happened I thought ‘I can’t screw this up anymore, I have to stay with this.’
[From CBS Sunday Morning, some quotes via Yahoo!]
How nice is it when a celebrity is happy to take pictures with fans? I understand when celebrities want their privacy and family time, but it’s so nice when they’re open and friendly like this. I’m reminded of The Rock, who isn’t my absolute favorite but he does go out of his way to be gracious and take photos with everyone.
As for the rest of his interview, he didn’t get too into the details of his sobriety but I appreciate when celebrities talk about being sober and happy about it. That was the first step for me in feeling better about myself and my relationships. I realize that not everyone is an alcoholic and not everyone needs to quit, but when you need to it’s an incredible change.
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