From jealousy to health struggles, Ashton Kutcher And his twin brother Michael bore it all during their first joint interview.
In an episode of Paramount Plus Checkup with Dr. David Agus, The Kutcher twins, both 44, held hands as they discussed several emotional moments in their past.
Ashton has spoken openly about his relationship with Michael, who has cerebral palsy. He said to Agus – what is CNN called Ashton’s doctor is – about the moment when Michael almost died at the age of 13 after contracting viral myocarditis. The infection caused Michael’s heart to become enlarged and fail.
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Ashton was teary-eyed as he told Agus that Michael was on a flatline when Ashton visited him in the hospital.
that 70s show The actor said that at the time he considered ending his life by jumping off a balcony, as his heart would have been a match for Michael’s life-saving transplant. (Michael was eventually connected with a donor within 24 hours of heart failure.)
Two years later, when Michael had open heart surgery, doctors discovered a blood clot. Amid fears for her brother’s health, Ashton’s own career was just beginning, and she felt guilty about what she had said.
“For my brother … to be born with cerebral palsy, then have a heart transplant, then have this random blood clot, these things you’re like, ‘Who has to go through that?'” Ashton said during the interview. .
Ashton revealed that a heartwarming moment with his brother finally overcame any guilt he felt.
“She looked at me and she said, ‘Every time you feel sorry for me, you diminish me,'” Ashton said.
“He said, ‘This is the only life I’ve ever known, so stop feeling sorry for the only thing I have.’ And after that I think a full inning back to where we are today, which is straight-up par again,” he continued.
Michael stated that she and Ashton had been separated for some time due to Michael’s “jealousy”.
Although the brothers now have a better relationship, Michael explained that there was a time when things were not as frictionless.
“There was a moment when I noticed he was getting more attention than me and that kind of got me to the point where I was jealous,” Michael said. “Here we are, one and two for so many years and then he goes up a mountain to do a lot more and becomes a household name and it’s really affected me in terms of my self-worth.”
After an open and honest conversation with his brother, Ashton said he had “this moment of reckoning and realization where we decided to tear down the walls we built.”
“The world may see him differently, but I know him. He’s still my brother and he hasn’t changed, and he never will. Once I’ve taken all the fame and everything from him, I’ll be back to him.” Be able to come back close,” Michael said.
during episodes of checkup, Ashton also spoke openly about himself vasculitis Diagnosis, an autoimmune disorder.
Earlier this year, Ashton said he was “lucky to be alive” after the disease left him with vision, hearing and balance.
“I woke up one day and was having vision problems, could barely see,” he said. He claimed that the disease “also took away my hearing, which made me lose my balance, my balance and I could not walk.”
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After a year, Kutcher was able to recover from the vasculitis.
Ashton said that his wife Mila Kunis has been of great help during his recovery.
“I will say, your wife was amazing,” said Agus. “The bus lay there turned on its side. It was a beautiful thing to see.
ashton’s episode Checkup with Dr. David Agus The premiere took place on 6 December.
Agus, who is a cancer expert and CBS medical contributor, hosts vulnerable conversations about health with various celebrities on the show. Oprah Winfrey, Howie Mandel, Amy Schumer and Jane Fonda will be among the featured guests.
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