Former The Ranch star Dax Shepard celebrated his 46th birthday on Saturday, lovingly letting his wife, actress Kristen Bell, know. She praised him for his ‘commitment to growth’ after a difficult year. In 2020, Shepard was involved in a serious motorcycle accident and fell back during his sobriety trip.
“This is my favorite day of the year! If I’m going to celebrate the birth of my beloved human being on earth and spoil him until he rots,” Bell wrote on Instagram, along with a fun photo of the couple. “The one who (sic)’s commitment to growth is amazing, whose honesty is admirable and who makes me laugh more than anyone. I love you very much.” Shepard and Bell were married in 2013 and are parents to daughter Delta (6) and son Lincoln (7).
Several of Bell’s famous followers and friends also congratulated Shepard. “Happy birthday, daxaroonie!” Chelsea Handler wrote. “I like him too. Happy Birthday [Shepard]”” Jimmy Kimmel wrote. Several fans took part in the celebration, and some remarked that they shared the same birthday with Shepard. ” Happy Birthday Dax. Thank you for setting the bar so high, ‘one fan wrote.
During an August episode of Armchair expert, Shepard revealed that he had a motorcycle accident and needed surgery for four broken ribs and other injuries. In another episode in September, Shepard noted that the surgeries required him to take painkillers and that he relapsed. Earlier in 2020, he noticed that his behavior was becoming “shadow and shadow”, and eventually he started buying pain pills. “The last eight weeks maybe I do not really know … I’m been on them all day,” he explained to co-presenter Monica Padman. Entertainment tonight. “And I may use it at some doses, because I have a prescription. And then I also supplement it. And then all the prescriptions run out, and I now only take 30 million Oxys that I had. I can do it. ‘
Shepard said he thought he was managing his career and family responsibilities, though Padman could recognize certain behavioral changes. Shepard admitted that he was lying to Padman. The lie was a sign to Shepard that he had to stop. He eventually got clean at Padman and Bell, but was afraid to go to the public because it was reported that he had been sober for 16 years. When Shepard recorded the podcast, he was sober for seven days.
Bell was open about Shepard’s admission The Ellen DeGeneres Show In October. The Good place star said her husband was doing ‘very well’ and she now has to administer his medication whenever he has to take it. “I mean look, everyone is against their own demons. Sometimes it’s anxiety and depression, sometimes drug abuse,” Bell said. “The thing I love most about Dax is A) that he could tell me and tell me and say we need another plan.”