Though tens of millions of Individuals are keen on puffing a joint, Steve-O is not one in every of them.
The 51-year-old has beforehand mentioned that there’s ‘nothing he values greater than his sobriety’ – even when he’s considerably tempted to have a blast when he will get a whiff of weed.
He is been teetotal for nearly 20 years now, after he hit his ‘all-time low’ whereas on the top of his Jackass fame.
The London-born star, whose actual title is Stephen Gilchrist Glover, lastly sought assist for his reliance on medication and alcohol after his co-star Johnny Knoxville staged an intervention.
Regardless of the shut friends briefly falling out previous to the discharge of 2022’s Jackass Without end, Steve-O nonetheless credit the stuntman and actor with getting him heading in the right direction.
Though he is moved on from that hectic interval of his life, Steve-O would not shrink back from discussing his expertise with habit.
In October 2023, he welcomed comic Stavros Halkias onto his podcast, Steve-O’s Wild Experience!, and ended up discussing substances.
After Halkias revealed he significantly enjoys smoking weed, the TV star admitted that he has ‘had instances the place he felt laborious accomplished by that he cannot smoke weed anymore’.
Steve-O defined: “That is why I do not wish to go to live shows and stuff… like when each time I odor weed, it is type of upsetting to me.
“As a result of I like the way in which it smells and, if I am trustworthy, I’d love to have the ability to smoke weed.”
He continued: “The issue is that my weed bone is related to my booze bone, my booze bone is related to my coke bone, my coke bone is related to my tablet bone… Subsequent factor , it is all PCP and, .
“So I am very clear that I can not [smoke weed]… and generally that simply that hurts my emotions.”
Though it was mentioned with a giggle, the Jackass legend did look fairly forlorn when he shared his stance on sparking up a joint.
Followers mentioned that they had ‘mad respect’ for Steve-O’s honesty, with one commenting: “He ought to be so proud himself and understand how superior he’s to have risen above habit. So many – and I imply so many – by no means do.”
One other added: “Rattling the way in which he mentioned it hurts his emotions. I felt that.”
Whereas a 3rd wrote: “Extra desires extra! Glad Steve-O bought his life again.”
Whereas celebrating 16 years of sobriety in March 2024, the comedian made certain to say how indebted he feels to Knoxville for what he did all these years in the past.
“It’s really nuts that I’m celebrating a full sixteen years of sobriety in the present day,” Steve-O captioned an Instagram submit. “All of it started when @johnnyknoxville organised an intervention which saved my life on March 9, 2008.
“I can’t even put into phrases how grateful I’m for my restoration… Thanks, Captain!!!”
He has been ‘clear and sober ever since then’, however beforehand defined that being on the wagon then made him realise he additionally had one other habit to take care of – intercourse.
Fortunately, he additionally sought assist for this and he’s now in a relationship with everlasting make-up artist Koral Bickel.
In 2024, Steve-O sensationally claimed that he needed to flip down an look on Invoice Maher’s podcast Membership Random after he refused to not smoke in entrance of him.
Recounting his model of occasions throughout an episode of Steve-O’s Wild Experience!, he mentioned: “I’m a clear and sober man. It’s essential that I preserve my sobriety. Actually, there’s nothing I worth greater than my sobriety.
“There’s nothing extra that I defend than my restoration. I discovered it type of upsetting when the Invoice Maher podcast reached out and he smokes pot the entire time whereas he interviews folks.
“I mentioned I’d fortunately go on there, however whereas I’m on, out of respect for my sobriety, might he chorus from smoking pot. He mentioned no, and that’s a dealbreaker.”
Maher later shared a response to Steve-O ‘taking pictures at him within the press’ on his podcast, as he mentioned: “I don’t need to begin a feud, and I’m sorry that he felt slighted or one thing, however it’s ridiculous that someone thinks that I ought to hand over pot smoking as a result of they’ve an issue. Then I’m sorry you’ll be able to’t be right here. I have already got one other present. It’s referred to as Actual Time. It’s on HBO and it’s very a lot not [with] pot.
“That is totally different. That is simply capturing the s**t, and that is how I shoot the s**t. That is an try and get dialog as actual because it ever is.”
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