‘My hand in yours’: Jamie Lee Curtis offers support to those struggling with addiction as she marks 22 years of sobriety
She’s the Hollywood star daughter of Hollywood legends and the driving force behind the hugely successful Halloween movie franchise.
And on Wednesday, Jamie Lee Curtis marked a milestone in her sobriety journey by reaching out to others.
The actress, 62, posted a heartfelt message to Instagram in which she celebrated being 22 years sober and told those struggling with addiction: ‘My hand in yours.’
‘My hand in yours’: Jamie Lee Curtis marked 22 years of sobriety on Wednesday by posting a throwback photo of herself with a bottle of tequile to Instagram and offering support to others struggling with addiction
Curtis shared a throwback photo of herself as a young actress posing with a shot of tequila and in the accompanying caption, she wrote: ‘A LONG time ago… In a galaxy far, far away… I was a young STAR at WAR with herself. I didn’t know it then. I chased everything. I kept it hidden. I was as sick as my secrets.’
She went on: ‘With God’s grace and the support of MANY people who could relate to all the ‘feelings’ and a couple of sober angels…I’ve been able to stay sober, one day at a time, for 22 years.
‘I was a high bottom, pun kind of intended, so the rare photo of me proudly drinking in a photo op is very useful to help me remember. To all those struggling and those who are on the path…MY HAND IN YOURS.’
Milestone: Curtis, 62, shared: ‘With God’s grace and the support of MANY people who could relate to all the ‘feelings’ and a couple of sober angels…I’ve been able to stay sober, one day at a time, for 22 years’
Famous family: The Hollywood star is the daughter of Hollywood legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, pictured together in 1984
Curtis was raised in Hollywood as the daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh and made her acting debut in 1978’s Halloween directed by John Carpenter.
She has since reprised the role of Laurie Strode five times, most recently in 2018’s Halloween, and returns for another face off with serial killer Mike Myers in Halloween Kills, slated for release in October.
Her other credits include Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, Blue Steel, True Lies, The Tailor Of Panama and Knives Out.
Horror classic: Curtis made her acting debut in 1978’s Halloween directed by John Carpenter
Back for more: She has since reprised the role of Laurie Strode five times, most recently in 2018’s Halloween (pictured), and returns for another face off with serial killer Mike Myers in Halloween Kills, slated for release in October
It was towards the end of 1998, 14 years into her marriage to Christopher Guest with whom she shares two children, that Curtis was first confronted with her addiction to alcohol and painkillers.
In an interview with Variety published in November 2019, she recalled how while she was making dinner for her family, she took five Vicodin pills washed down with wine.
A friend who was staying at her home saw her and confronted her.
‘The jig was up,’ Curtis said. ‘Now I knew someone knew. I had been nursing a secret Vicodin addiction for a very long time — over 10 years.’
A couple of months later, she told Variety, she came across an article in Esquire magazine by writer Tom Chiarella titled ‘Vicodin, My Vicodin’ and it inspired her to attend a recovery meeting.
She has been sober ever since.
Couple: Curtis has been married to actor, writer and director Christopher Guest since 1984 and the couple share two children. They are pictured together in April 2019 in NYC