{"id":10336,"date":"2026-07-19T07:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T02:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10336"},"modified":"2026-07-19T07:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T02:05:46","slug":"jodie-sweetin-shares-how-she-connected-with-john-stamos-over-sobriety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10336","title":{"rendered":"Jodie Sweetin shares how she connected with John Stamos over sobriety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134824197.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jodie Sweetin shared how she and \u201cFull House\u201d co-star John Stamos have \u201ccelebrated\u201d one another along the road to sobriety. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn and I really, really connected in a lot of ways over [sobriety]\u201d the actress said during a July 15 appearance on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dj-4WZSZ-gU&amp;list=PLQAby_XRI78HbRTVxcRf2lZu8i_tml2L6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Dory Jackson Interview<\/a>.\u00a0\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She added that Stamos, 62, \u201cpresented me with an award several years back for some of the work that I\u2019d done\u201d \u2014 referencing her Experience, Strength and Hope Awards honor back in 2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been there to celebrate each other\u2019s big successes and milestones, and I am so glad that I got to be an example of attraction rather than promotion, which is a big principle in recovery,\u201d\u00a0Sweetin, 44, continued. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jodie Sweetin shared that she and John Stamos \u201cconnected\u201d amid their respective sobriety journeys during a new interview. She\u2019s seen above in 2024.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cWe have been there to celebrate each other\u2019s big successes and milestones,\u201d she said during an appearance on \u201cThe Dory Jackson Interview.\u201d <br \/><span class=\"credit\">Dory Jackson\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sweetin noted that those in recovery follow the principle, which she summarized as \u201cbe[ing] the result of all of your work, and chances are, people that are looking will find you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mom of two \u2014 who authored \u201cunSweetined,\u201d which covered her journey to recovery \u2014 recalled that she had her last drink in 2011. Stamos, meanwhile, stopped drinking back in 2015. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been such a journey \u2014 the work I did in 12-step programs, the work I did in outside programs and therapy and also just kind of growing up and, and perspective, you know, all of those things,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Sweetin and Stamos co-starred on \u201cFull House,\u201d as seen above in 1988.  <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Sweetin, seen here with Stamos in 2016, said sobriety gave her a chance to see what she\u2019s \u201ccapable\u201d of.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sweetin divulged that being sober since 2011 had been \u201cvery freeing\u201d for her, and that it offered her an opportunity to see what she\u2019s \u201ccapable of.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou get the opportunity to become a different person, and once you start actually liking that person, it becomes really hard to go back and continue destructive behavior,\u201d she said in the YouTube interview. <\/p>\n<p>A rep for Stamos did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>Stamos divulged to People in 2023 that after he was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/06\/13\/john-stamos-charged-with-dui-transported-to-hospital-report\/\">arrested and charged<\/a>\u00a0with driving under the influence in Beverly Hills in June 2015, he went home from the hospital and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/20\/entertainment\/john-stamos-drank-a-whole-bottle-of-wine-after-2015-dui\/\">\u201cdrank a bottle of wine<\/a> just to forget what just happened.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Stamos, seen here with Sweetin in 1987, has been sober since 2015, while Sweetin had her last drink in 2011.  <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Stamos, pictured above with Sweetin in 2015, once said he \u201chated the way he felt\u201d when drinking. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the incident, Stamos admitted, he filmed \u201cMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 2\u201d in Canada \u201cloosely buzzed\u201d before <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/07\/10\/john-stamos-checks-into-rehab\/\">entering a 30-day substance abuse program<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hated it. I really hated the way I felt, hated disappointing people, hated myself, hated looking in the mirror, going, \u2018This is not who my parents raised. What am I doing? Who is this idiot?\u2019\u201d he told Mayim Bialik during an appearance on her podcast in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>In 2019, when Stamos honored Sweetin with the Experience, Strength and Hope Awards honor for her memoir, he gushed over his co-star\u2019s support, saying that he \u201chit rock bottom.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJodie lovingly allowed me to walk my own path and when I finally humbled myself to ask for your help, I realized that the perky little blabbermouth had become the master of wisdom and was right by my side during some of the most difficult days of my life,\u201d he said at the time, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/scene\/news\/john-stamos-tears-up-while-recalling-how-fuller-house-co-star-jodie-sweetin-helped-him-get-sober-1203153153\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per Variety<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you or someone you know if affected by any of the issues raised in this story, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jodie Sweetin shared how she and \u201cFull House\u201d co-star John Stamos have \u201ccelebrated\u201d one another along the road to sobriety. \u201cJohn and I really, really connected in a lot of ways over [sobriety]\u201d the actress said during a July 15 appearance on \u201cThe Dory Jackson Interview.\u00a0\u201d She added that Stamos, 62, \u201cpresented me with an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/134824197.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}