“Mom” star Kristen Johnston is getting candid about her past addiction issues, comparing her drug use to “an abusive relationship.” Speaking with Elizabeth Vargas on her “Heart of the Matter” podcast, Johnston revealed that the stardom she experienced from “3rd Rock from the Sun” left her feeling completely unmoored when the show ended its run. “Oh, my God, just thinking about that time of my life, it gives me chills,” Johnston recalled, reported Us Weekly. “The thing I’m happiest about in my life is that I’m no longer using.
It really is, because … there is no greater hell.” Unbeknownst to the hit sitcom’s viewers, Johnston was struggling with addiction at the time as the pressures of Hollywood fame weighed down on her.
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