Jeff Lewisis opening up for the first time about his drinking.
On Tuesday’s episode of his Sirius XM radio showJeff LewisLive,the formerFlipping Outstar revealed that he has been “a functioning alcoholic” more than he’d like over the last 24 months to deal with “stress” and “pain” in his personal life.
“I feel like over the last two years, I have been leaning on alcohol,” Lewis, 49, admitted on air. “Last night, I made a commitment to myself that I was gonna go one night without having a drink, and I didn’t do that. And now today I’m beating myself up with guilt.”
Helater added, “I just admitted I was a functioning alcoholic. This is a big show for me.”
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He later joked, “I become nicer when I drink. I’m so happy. I should drink during the day.” Before adding, “Oh, right that’s not the direction we’re going.”
The admission comes amid a particularly drama-filled few months for the famous house flipper. Aftersplitting from his partnerof 10 years Gage Edward in February, Lewis has been involved in an“ugly” ongoing custody battleover their daughter, Monroe, 3.
Over the past 10 months, the former couple went from having a relatively peaceful open-door coparenting policy to bringing in lawyers to negotiate Monroe’s time with each of her dads.
In October, Lewis said that heno longer wants to be in contact with Edwardat all, though on Tuesday’s show, he said he might want to explore a friendship with Edward. They arecurrently testing an arrangementthat sees Monroe transferred between her parents every few days.
“Citing wrongful termination claim, wrong. Citing abuse claim, wrong. Citing victimization claim, wrong.” she said inan exclusive interview with PEOPLEin November 2018.
Lewis has since saidhe regrets the fight.
After the finale, Bravo execAndy Cohen, who is also Lewis’s boss at Sirius XM (his show airs on the channel Radio Andy), hinted at the fate ofFlipping Out.“It felt like a series finale,” Cohen said of season 11’s last episode.
WATCH THIS: Gage Edward Shares Smiling Selfie with Monroe Amid Custody Battle with ExJeff Lewis
Jeff LewisLiveairs weekdays (12 p.m. ET) on SiriusXM Radio Andy (Ch. 102).
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
