The Bold and the Beautiful: Deacon Sharpe's Sean Kanan on his new book and pursuit of happiness

On The Bold and the Beautiful, actor Sean Kanan’s character, Deacon Sharpe, has dealt with alcoholism for years. His storylines have included helping others with their battles with the disease — and using it as a weapon.

In real life, though, the actor knows the realities of staying sober and recently talked to People about his own struggles.

Sean Kanan on The Bold and the Beautiful

Sean Kanan has been playing the role of Deacon Sharpe on both The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless since 2000. His wife, Michele, joined him for his frank talk about quitting drinking five years ago.

“I had been trying for a very long time to get sober, and I had intermittent periods of success followed by fairly catastrophic setbacks, let’s say,” Kanan shared. The actor added that his wife said something that resonated.

“I have put my heart and everything into this relationship. Please tell me that I didn’t back the wrong horse,” Michele told Sean. He explained that her words gave him a sense of real fear that he could lose her and that when she said that to him, it “set something in motion that was different than anything before.”

Michele added that it wasn’t meant as an ultimatum, but rather, she was explaining the reality of where they were headed depending on how he was going to live his life. In the interview, Michele shared what she told her husband. She said, “’Look, this is our life together, and it’s either going to be painful and you’re going to watch me slowly die because I love you, and I see that you’re hurting yourself for some reason that I can’t fix, and that’s going to slowly kill me as well. So, we’re in it together. Whatever you want to do, the ball is in your court.”

Sean Kanan on Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai fans will recognize Kanan as Mike Barnes from the franchise while still playing Deacon on The Bold and the Beautiful as well. In addition to acting, Kanan is also wanting to share his insights through coaching and writing about his experiences. Together, Michele and Sean wrote a book called “Way of the Cobra Couples.” It was released on October 8th and is described as the couple sharing "the mindset, philosophy and battle-tested strategies” that they used to find happiness together.

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"Somebody said something to me once, and it sounds so simple, 'Would you give up one thing to have everything?' I gave up this one thing, and I have everything. I mean, I truly have everything," Sean concluded.

Watch Sean Kanan on The Bold and the Beautiful weekdays on CBS or stream on Paramount Plus.

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