{"id":3621,"date":"2023-05-18T17:39:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T17:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2023-05-18T17:39:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T17:39:11","slug":"lady-as-charles-kelley-and-wife-cassie-open-up-about-his-sobriety-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/2023\/05\/lady-as-charles-kelley-and-wife-cassie-open-up-about-his-sobriety-journey.html","title":{"rendered":"Lady A’s Charles Kelley And Wife Cassie Open Up About His Sobriety Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a recent CBS interview with Gayle King, Lady A singer Charles Kelley and his wife Cassie McConnell opened up about Kelley’s struggle with alcoholism and how it nearly ended their marriage. Kelley admitted that for the longest time, he was in denial about his alcoholism because he wasn’t “living on the street” or “waking up in a bush.” Their marriage almost ended after an argument while on on a family vacation in Greece, where Kelley stayed out all night drinking afterwards. “Basically, we got in an argument, and I, like, just turned my phone off in, you know, the middle of nowhere and just took off and stayed up drinking with all these like random people I didn’t know,” Kelley explained. “I had one of those moments where I’m just like, ‘I’m so sick of being told what to do,’ and I turned off the phone. I didn’t realize I had eight of my friends looking for me all night.” McConnell recalled never going to sleep that night and had plans to meet with a divorce attorney. “At that point, I thought I was fully flying back to the U.S., going to meet with a divorce attorney, like, that was it.” When he returned in the morning, she sat him down and told Kelley he needed help, where he responded saying he knew. “He made a plan with his manager, and he flew directly from Greece to treatment,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Last year, @ladya<\/a> postponed its tour to allow @charleskelleyla<\/a> to seek treatment for alcohol abuse.<\/p>\n

In a candid conversation, Charles and his wife Cassie tell @GayleKing<\/a> why he was \u201cscared to death\u201d of going to rehab \u2014 and how he is rebuilding trust with his family. pic.twitter.com\/tsxboBOwpE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) May 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n