Joe Manganiello has been sober for over a decade, so the film The Resurrection of Jack the Snake hits close to home for him.
At a screening for the film, which is about wrestler Jake “the Snake” Roberts’ own issues with sobriety, Manganiello told Us Weekly the theme is “something near and dear to me.”
“Twelve-and-a-half years sober. So obviously this is something very close to my heart,” he continued.
This isn’t the first time the Magic Mike XXL star, who got engaged to Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara over the holidays, has talked about his struggles with alcoholism.
He said back in 2013 on HuffPost Live, “There was a period of four years where I needed to quit drinking. It was one of those obstacles I needed to get over. Once again, I needed to clear the road in order for these things to happen.”
He also wrote about in the his book Evolution: The Cutting Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You've Always Wanted.
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