Colton Haynes Posts Photo from Hospitalization to Shed Light on Addiction and Mental Health

Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Vanity Fair As he focuses onhis sobriety,Colton Haynesdecided to share an important message with his followers on Instagram. On Sunday, the actor posted a slideshow of photos of himself from his hospitalization last year after a drug and alcohol bender. Colton Haynes/ Instagram “I no longer want to project a curated life,” he continued. “I get immense joy when someone comes up to me & says that my willingness to open up about depression, anxiety, alcoholism, & addiction has helped them in some way.

Colton Haynes Reveals He Is 6 Months Sober After Drug and Alcohol Addiction: 'I Was Drowning'

Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Colton Haynesis opening for the first time about his struggle with addiction. The actor, 30, revealed he is six months sober after completing a four-month treatment program. “In 10 years, there were maybe 25 days I didn’t drink,” Haynes toldAttitude Magazine. “I remember when I started, it was a couple glasses of wine, and it regressed into really dark times.” Though he says drinking and drug use has been a part of his life for the past decade, Haynes said his “downward spiral” truly started after he came out as gay in 2016.

Colton Haynes Says He Almost Wasn't Cast on 'Teen' 'Wolf' as He Posed for a Gay Magazine as a Teenager

Photo: Earl Gibson III/WireImage Colton Hayneshas revealed he almost did not get one of the roles his fans know him best for. “Jeff was the creator ofTeen Wolf, and he had indeed fought for me; I was grateful to him, and eager not to f— up the opportunity,” Haynes wrote in his memoir according toEW. With his team making him feel as if “You will not work if you are yourself,” Haynes writes in his memoir that he tried to create a new persona to try to land jobs.

Colton Haynes Says He Was 'Not Asked' to Return as Series Regular for 'Arrow' 's Final Season

Will Roy Harper be a part ofArrow‘s final season? It appears not all hope is lost. On Thursday, reports surfaced thatColton Hayneswould not be returning as a series regular in the upcoming eighth and final season of The CW series. Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Haynes, 31, later addressed the news on Twitter. “Getting a lot of angry messages so just to clarify…I didn’t exit the last season ofArrow,” he tweeted.

Colton Ryan and Anna Uzele Will Lead Broadway's New Kander & Ebb Musical 'New York, New York'

Photo: Matthew Murphy Ryan, 27, is known for his performance as Conrad “Coco” Roy in the Hulu miniseriesThe Girl from Plainvilleand for playing Connor Murphy in the 2021 film adaptation ofDear Evan Hansen(a role he also understudied on Broadway). He was most recently on the boards in last season’sGirl From The North Countryand will be in Peacock’s upcomingPoker Face. Colton Ryan.Anna Uzele.Colton Ryan.PHOTO: Matthew MurphyAnna Uzele.PHOTO: Matthew Murphy Colton Ryan.Anna Uzele.