Jason Ritter Recalls Alcoholism Battle After Meeting Wife Melanie Lynskey: I Didn’t Think I ‘Deserved’ Her
usmagazine.comLooking back. Jason Ritter opened up about his struggle with alcoholism and how it affected his relationship with Melanie Lynskey in the early stages of their romance.“I knew how incredible Melanie was early on,” the Parenthood alum, 43, said during a Wednesday, March 29, interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, recalling how he knew his wife, 45, was The One. “But it’s not as cute of a story as you would like to think.
It was messy and interesting and weird. But mixed in [with] the mix was I was dealing with some alcoholism issues.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe California native immediately liked the Yellowjackets actress when they met in 2013, but his struggle with alcohol made him worry he wasn’t right for her. “At a point, I knew how amazing she was and I thought she would be incredible for someone who deserved her, basically,” Ritter told host Drew Barrymore. “And I didn’t feel like I was that person.
I felt a little bit too crazy.”The Girls alum said that it took some time for him to feel confident again after giving up alcohol in late 2013. “It was only after maybe a year into not drinking where I started to go, ‘Oh, maybe I can promise some things to someone else.
Maybe I can be this person,'” the New York University graduate explained, blinking back tears. “I knew that she was incredible.
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