‘It was a scary time’: Alfie Boe reveals he spent five weeks in rehab after taking an overdose following his split from his wife Sarah
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Alfie Boe has revealed that he spent five weeks in rehab after taking an overdose following his separation from his wife two years ago.
The singer, 48, has opened up about suffering from depression after splitting from his wife Sarah, who he married in 2004 and shares kids Grace and Alfred with.
Speaking on next week’s episode of BBC reality show Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, said he went to a ‘really dark place’ following their separation in August 2020.
‘Dark place’: Alfie Boe has revealed that he spent five weeks in rehab after taking an overdose following his separation from his wife two years ago
The tenor emotionally said that he spent five weeks in a rehabilitation facility after taking an overdose as he said he was speaking about it in a bid to help others.
According to the Mirror, he said: ‘When my separation happened initially I went into a really dark place. It’s weird to talk about, I’ve not spoken about this in public, but I’m willing to, if it can help anyone out there that needs that.
‘I’d gone through beating myself up and hating myself and not having any love for myself and it resulted in a foolish act of throwing some pills down my throat because I’d lost my way.
‘I ended up in a rehabilitation facility for about five weeks and it was a scary time.’
Depression: The singer, 48, opened up about suffering from depression after splitting from his wife Sarah (pictured in 2018), who he married in 2004 and shares kids Grace and Alfred with
Split: Speaking on next week’s episode of BBC reality show Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, said he went to a ‘really dark place’ following their separation
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The West End star, who has rarely spoken publicly about his split from Sarah, admitted that he is still struggling to come to terms with it as he held back tears while speaking on the show.
Alfie said they are still friends but added that it is ‘not the same’ as he admitted that he still misses Sarah and said the split still feels ‘raw’ two years on.
Alfie and Sarah spent lockdown living at their home in the Cotswolds but split in August 2020, saying their marriage fell apart after he had been travelling for work a lot.
Confirming the split at the time, Alfie said in a statement to MailOnline: ‘After speculation about my marriage to Sarah ending, I can confirm that we have separated.
Friends: The West End star, who has rarely spoken publicly about his split from Sarah, admitted that he is still struggling to come to terms with their separation
‘I have nothing but love and respect for Sarah who’s been an incredible partner and an amazing mother to our two beautiful children and everything is very amicable.’
The couple met when Alfie was rehearsing for La Boheme in San Francisco and tied the knot in 2004 before welcoming their two children, Grace and Alfred.
Alfie has sold more than one million albums in the UK and has scored two number one records with Michael Ball.
He has made a number of appearances in West End and Broadway shows and is most celebrated for playing Jean Valjean in the long-running Les Miserables.
Freeze the Fear airs on BBC One at 9pm on Tuesdays and is available on BBC iPlayer.
Hard times: Alfie and Sarah spent lockdown living at their home in the Cotswolds but split in August 2020 (pictured in January 2019)
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Source: Daily Mail
