Chase Stokes has said his liver and a kidney were “failing” after he finished filming Outer Banks.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old American actor played John B on the Netflix series, which premiered in 2020 and released its fifth and final season this week.<\/p>\n
However, Stokes has now detailed the health issues he faced after the series wrapped.<\/p>\n
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, he said there was “so much s*** wrong” with his body.<\/p>\n
Stokes said: “I left that show… my liver was failing, my kidney was failing. I had so many health issues that I had to figure out, and my brain was all out of whack.<\/p>\n
“It was a really important time for me to get my bearings right versus just go back into work and mask it.”<\/p>\n
Stokes explained that he discovered he had “alarmingly low” testosterone levels and started undertaking blood tests twice a month and transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy, as well as “deep, intensive therapy work”.<\/p>\n
He continued: “Hindsight is 2020, but I probably, unfortunately, wouldn’t have been around much longer if I didn’t take care of my body, which is a really jarring thought.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately, we’ve seen great people leave this earth too soon for just continuing to go [on], and I have a lot to live for. I have a lot that I want to do, and a lot I want to accomplish.”<\/p>\n
The actor added that he now feels “great for the first time in a long time”.<\/p>\n
In the interview, Stokes also admitted the success of the show and his resulting fame left him facing a “really hard time”.<\/p>\n
He recalled one experience when he was walking his dog in Los Angeles and had a tour bus stop next to him and had people “just taking photos of me”.<\/p>\n
“There isn’t really an idiot’s guide of how to navigate success in this space,” he said.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on the end of the series, Stokes went on to say he “truly never in a million years thought that I would ever be a part of something that had the impact that this character, and this universe, has created”.<\/p>\n
He described himself as “so grateful that I was a part of something that gave people hope in a very confusing time in human history”, referencing how the first season was released during the pandemic.<\/p>\n
An action-adventure series, Outer Banks is set in a community in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and follows two groups of teenagers as they search for lost treasure.<\/p>\n
Before being cast, Stokes previously had small roles in other shows, including Stranger Things, Daytime Divas, and Tell Me Your Secrets.<\/p>\n
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