Jodie Sweetin shares how she connected with Stamos in sobriety
Jodie Sweetin shares how she and Full House co-star John Stamos have connected over their sobriety journeys, saying they have celebrated each other's milestones. Speaking on The Dory Jackson Interview on July 15, Sweetin, sober since 2011, called sobriety freeing.
Key Takeaways
- Sweetin said she and Stamos "really, really connected" over sobriety on The Dory Jackson Interview (July 15).
- She had her last drink in 2011; Stamos has been sober since 2015.
- Stamos presented Sweetin with an Experience, Strength and Hope Award in 2019 for her recovery work.
- Sweetin called sobriety "very freeing" and said it showed her what she is "capable of."
- She credited 12-step work, other programs, therapy, and perspective for her journey.
What did Jodie Sweetin say about John Stamos and sobriety?
During her July 15 appearance on The Dory Jackson Interview, the 44-year-old actress described a deep bond with her Full House co-star. "John and I really, really connected in a lot of ways over [sobriety]," Sweetin said, according to Page Six.
She added that the pair have "been there to celebrate each other's big successes and milestones." Sweetin also said she was glad to be "an example of attraction rather than promotion," a principle she linked to recovery: being the result of your work so people who are looking can find you.
How have Sweetin and Stamos supported each other in recovery?
Sweetin noted that Stamos, 62, "presented me with an award several years back for some of the work that I'd done," referring to her 2019 Experience, Strength and Hope Awards honor. At that event, Stamos said he had "hit rock bottom" and credited Sweetin with standing by him during difficult days, Variety reported at the time.
Their timelines differ but overlap in purpose. Sweetin, a mom of two who authored the memoir unSweetined about her path to recovery, recalled her last drink in 2011. Stamos stopped drinking in 2015 after a June 2015 DUI arrest in Beverly Hills, later telling People he drank a bottle of wine afterward and filmed My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 "loosely buzzed" before a 30-day substance abuse program.
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Why does Sweetin say sobriety has been "freeing"?
Reflecting on more than a decade without alcohol, Sweetin described sobriety as "very freeing" and an opening to see what she is "capable of." "It's been such a journey — the work I did in 12-step programs, the work I did in outside programs and therapy and also just kind of growing up and, and perspective," she explained.
"You get the opportunity to become a different person, and once you start actually liking that person, it becomes really hard to go back and continue destructive behavior," she said in the YouTube interview. In 2023, Stamos told Mayim Bialik's podcast he "hated the way he felt" when drinking.
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