Swank spills the beans
2006-07-06 13:59
New York - Oscar-winning actress Hilary
Swank said the breakdown of her eight-year marriage to actor
Chad Lowe was partially due to the substance abuse problem he
had been battling.
Swank, who won best actress Oscars for her performance in
Million Dollar Baby and Boys Don't Cry, confirmed in May that the couple had decided to end their marriage but gave no reason for the split.
Swank told the latest edition of magazine Vanity Fair that
she was shocked when she found out about Lowe's addiction,
which contributed to their marriage's slide.
"I don't want to make it seem like that's the sole reason; there were other factors," Swank told the
magazine, which arrived on newsstands on Wednesday.
"But that just kind of blew it open; it made me look at things a lot deeper.
"It's an enormous obstacle to overcome and he's doing it.
He's living a sober life. I know how difficult it is and I'm
really proud of his sobriety."
Swank, 31, did not give details on what substances were
abused by Lowe, who works mostly in television and whose career
has been overshadowed by Swank's, as well as that of his
better-known older brother Rob Lowe.
Swank and Lowe, 38, married in September 1997. She said she
initiated the divorce but it ended up being mutual.