Jamie Campbell Bower, Vecna ​​from ‘Stranger Things’, reveals he’s been sober for over 7 years – Who

Jamie Campbell Bower, the actor who plays the villain Vecna ​​in Stranger Things, the hit Netflix series, took to his Twitter profile to reveal that he’s been sober for seven and a half years. In a moving text, shared this Wednesday (27), he revealed that he was admitted to a mental health hospital to treat addiction.

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“12 and a half years ago I was in active addiction. Hurting myself and those around me that I loved the most. It got so bad I ended up in a mental health hospital. Now I’ve been clean for 7 and a half years. and sober,” said the 33-year-old actor.

“I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, but every day is a chance to start over. See the mistakes and grow”, he pondered. “For anyone who wakes up thinking ‘oh God, not again’ I swear to you there’s a way. I’m so grateful to be where I am, I’m so grateful to be sober. I’m so grateful to be. Remember, we are all in the works,” he stated.

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