John Stamos Took His Divorce From Rebecca Romijn Harder Than We Thought

John Stamos was reflecting on his marriage to Rebecca Romijn during the writing and promotion of his memoir, “If You Would Have Told Me.” He and Romijn divorced after almost a decade together, and the fallout for Stamos was intense. At the time, their publicist Lewis Kay said, “There’s no real reason except they’ve decided to go in separate directions,” according to Entertainment Weekly. And now, he understands that there could have been various factors at play, including how well (or not well) they were doing professionally.

In an interview with People, Stamos recalled, “It was very much the opinion that she dumped me because her career was going great and mine wasn’t,” continuing, “It was just the perception that people took, and maybe they weren’t wrong.” According to a 2006 Howard Stern interview, friends also noticed their mismatched career trajectories. Stern remembered Romijn, “who had just landed a role in a Brian De Palma film, told John the problem with his career was he never worked with good directors.”

Fresh from playing Mystique in the “X-Men” films, Romijn had found success while Stamos tried his hand at Broadway. With his ego a little bruised as well as his heart, Stamos admitted that he turned to alcohol. Referring to his experiences post-divorce as less than ideal for his mental and physical health, Stamos confesses that while it was rough, he thinks his experiences helped form who he is today.