The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun has opened up about drug use (Picture: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)
Steven Yeun has opened up about his relationship with drugs, and admitted he is still curious to try psychedelics.
The Walking Dead actor, 39, explained how he came to drugs ‘late’ in life and so perhaps went a bit over the top in what he described as his effort to ‘make up for lost time’.
This is all before the actor became a father to his five-year-old son Jude Malcolm Yeun, who he shares with his wife, photographer Joana Pak.
Even now Steven admitted in a new interview that he’d ‘like to’ try psychedelics.
‘I came to a lot of things late,’ explained the voice of Tuca & Bertie to The Wall Street Journal.
‘I went a little ham with that stuff, trying to make up for lost time,’ he said.
Andrew Lincoln acted alongside Steven in the hit post-apocalypse series (Picture: AMC)
Steven admitted he’s still curious to try psychedelics (Picture: Frazer Harrison/FilmMagic)
‘It’s becoming standard to do DMT [Dimethyltryptamine] or lick a toad. I haven’t done that, but I’d like to, at some point.’
Steven rose to prominence starring in 66 episodes of the AMC post-apocalyptic drama The Walking Dead, which ended last year.
His character – Glenn Rhee – was brutally murdered on the show several seasons before the big finale.
A firm fan favourite, many people asked whether he would ever be returning as Glenn, but Steven quickly quelled the rumours, as he told Conan O’Brien last July that if he were to reappear, he’d be ‘a hack’.
While promoting Jordan Peele’s Nope, in which he stars, he explained: ‘So, I don’t do it again. I cringe [at the thought].’
The departure from the show was amicable, according to Steven, who continued: ‘Sometimes you just accept what it is and you go with it. There’s no tension behind it.’
Sadly for The Walking Dead fans there will not be another season, and the show ended with its 22nd episode of the eleventh season in November.
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But there’s good news for mega-fans and those who haven’t watched the show yet, as all 11 seasons are currently available to stream on Netflix.
Hurrah.
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Adfam has local groups for families affected by drugs and alcohol and DrugFam offers phone and email support to people affected by other people’s drug or alcohol misuse.
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‘I came to a lot of things late.’