Mikael Persbrandt about abuse: – Much worse than it appeared – VG

For years, the Swedish actor struggled with alcohol and drug abuse. Now he reveals that life was tougher than what appeared in the media.

During his career, Mikael Persbrandt (52) created numerous headlines for his dissolute life.

Two years ago he was partly convicted of drug offenses and given 75 hours of community service after he allegedly bought 12 grams of cocaine from a person in a major drug league.

My Brandt has always denied guilt – but he was not believed.

frank: Mikael Persbrandt says he has been sober for over 600 days, and that life is looking brighter . And he does it in Ex’s new partner – talk show host Fredrik Skavlan.

Photo: MAGNUS SANDBERG

Now he opens up about the turbulent era of “Skavlan”. In the season premiere talking actor out to Fredrik Skavlan, who is his partner to his own ex-girlfriend, Maria Bonnevie.

The program was recorded in Sweden yesterday and sent tomorrow

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VG’ve got a clip from the season premiere, airing on SVT and NRK tomorrow, where the skandaleombruste the star among other things explains that things were much worse than it appeared.

– Blaming other

Although the headlines of the less pleasant cultivar has been many, reveals Persbrandt that the press in both home and abroad have only reported tip of the iceberg in terms abuse over the years.

– It was much worse, of course. No smoke without fire. I have scolded the media for all these years and will perhaps continue to do so. But I think I’m done with it. They can write whatever the hell they want, says 52-year-old in the program and appears relaxed.

Even claiming the actor that in principle could have been written articles on he every day, if the public had been informed of what he used to do his time.

– Deliver one like I did, then you become adept at defending themselves, blame someone else and take everything from large to small lies. It characterizes the one’s whole life, he said.

Persbrandt confides that at a possible time was “black as night” and that he did not know how he could bear to get up in the morning.

– Letting it is wonderful that is.

“Skavlan” explains the actor that he has been sober for over 600 days, and that he not miss the alcohol at all.

– I can get it if I want, but I wish it did not, he says in the program.

– had I continued in the same way I had been dead today. I have held on so tightly that the kidneys came close to collapse, he says in the interview with Skavlan according to Expressen.

– Had been dead

In August opened Persbrandt up about how life has taken a turn for the better, and how to get a diagnosis of bipolar has made everything much easier for him.

– it has been an amazing journey in 16 months. Not smoking, no alcohol, nothing. It is very lovely, he said earlier this summer.

He also explains how drugs and alcohol for a long time was used as self-medication, but that this part of life now a closed chapter.

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the actor has for years been the boyfriend of Sanna Lundell.

Lundell has also been openly and explained about the great challenges of living with an addict life partner. Among other things, she has a separate suite on TV explained that they broke up “certainly 20 times.”

Do you remember? My Brandt refused to come out of hotel