“Proud to report this kid is doing a whole lot better," the 'Poker Face' star said
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NEED TO KNOW
- Natasha Lyonne shares a health update after admitting she recently relapsed
- “Want to thank our recovery communities & the fans who stood by & were so supportive,” she said
- The Poker Face star previously opened up to PEOPLE about her decision to quit smoking
Natasha Lyonne is giving her fans a health update three months after revealing that she relapsed during her sobriety journey.
In a post to social media on Thursday, March 19, the 46-year-old Poker Face star thanked those who have supported her, and said that she was looking forward to to sharing her experience while still maintaining a sense of privacy as she moves forward.
“Proud to report this kid is doing a whole lot better & back on her feet,” she wrote on X.
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“Want to thank our recovery communities & the fans who stood by & were so supportive. Aiming to keep the journey somehow private, but look forward to sharing my experience, strength & hope as makes sense,” Lyonne continued. “My heart is with everyone ever going through it.”
The Orange Is the New Black alum has been open about the work she’s doing in her personal life, including sharing that she experienced a relapse in January.
“Took my relapse public more to come,” she wrote in a series of since-deleted tweets posted to the platform on Jan. 23.
“Recovery is a lifelong process. Anyone out there struggling, remember you’re not alone," Lyonne added. Grateful for love & smart feet.”
As her updates continued, the Russian Doll star cited hockey player Sophie “Bambo” Braverman as one of her driving forces, as Lyonne wrote and is set to direct the biopic. Deadline previously reported that the project was set to begin production this summer.
"I love movies," Lyonne told PEOPLE and other reporters in February 2024, noting that they're "the only thing I really understand in this life."
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"They've got everything I like: music and stories and images, and they'll break your heart, and make you laugh, and all the rest," she said prior to hosting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards (AMPAS Sci-Tech Awards).
The actress also previously opened up to PEOPLE about her love for vaping, while sharing that she had to let it go.
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"I'll be honest. It's the worst decision I ever made," Lyonne said at the NBC Universal Emmys Kick-Off Luncheon in April 2023. "Of course, my true and deep hope is that the technology will get there such that I'm able to smoke again consequence-free since it's one of the great loves of my life."
Referring to herself "as a destructive person,” Lyonne told PEOPLE that by quitting smoking, she was “signing up for life completely."
"Like, it was the final gap between me sort of saying I'm gonna be a participating member of society and really going all the way in,” she said. “And I think a lot of it has to do with, like, I just feel like, you know, I still wanna write and direct movies. I still wanna get to make more seasons of Poker Face. I wanna get to have more life. And I think I was genuinely just scared by, like, the reality of it."
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
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