Swanks says marriage ended due to substance abuse

Hilary Swank revealed to Vanity Fair magazine that her marriage ended in part because Chad Lowe had a substance abuse problem. "I knew something was happening but I didn't know what," the Oscar-winner says. "When I found out, it was such a shock because I never thought he'd keep something from me. And yet, on another level, it was a confirmation of something I was feeling that was keeping us from being completely solid." Lowe is now sober, and Swank says, "[It's] and enormous obstacle to overcome, and he's doing it. He's living a sober life. I know how difficult it is, and I really proud of his sobriety." The Million Dollar Baby actress admits her husband's problem wasn't solely to blame for the demise of their marriage. "There were other factors. But that just kind of blew it open. It made me look at things a lot deeper. That's when you realize it's not going to work... Chad is very supportive of my career. He is, I think, genuinely happy for my success. I think that any frustration for him stemmed from the lack of opportunities in his own career." Swank won't divulge what substance Lowe was hooked to, and looks at her marriage as a success rather than a failure. "It takes two to make something work or not work," she says. "I'm a person with my own faults and troubles. In the end, it just didn't work, but I would never look back on this relationship as failed. I look at it as thirteen and a half years of success."

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