John Stamos Says He Went Home and 'Drank a Bottle of Wine' After DUI in 2015 to 'Forget What Happened'

“When you sober up, you have to look at the ugly truth, so you keep drinking,” the actor tells PEOPLE

John Stamos is sharing more “disappointing” details from his headline-making DUI in 2015.

The Full House alum, 60, recently reflected on the worst moments of his alcohol addiction — recalling how often he was drinking and why his DUI pushed him to finally get clean.

“When I did get the DUI…I came home from the hospital that night, I sat down, I drank a bottle of wine just to forget what just happened,” he tells PEOPLE. “And I never sobered up.”

Despite the chaos, Stamos recalls immediately having to leave for Canada after the DUI to film My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. However, he admits he kept drinking to avoid the reality of the mess he was in.

“When you sober up, you have to look at the ugly truth, so you keep drinking,” he says. “So I was kind of just loosely buzzed through the shooting of that movie.”

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During a recent appearance on Mayim Bialik’s podcast Bialik Breakdown, Stamos told the Big Bang Theory alum, 48, that he doesn’t even remember filming the movie because he was so “liquored up,” admitting that the DUI and filming My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 was his lowest point.

“That was bottom,” he explained. “But I didn’t get it and I just numbed myself for a few weeks after that. And when I came home, my sisters were like, ‘Okay, it’s time to go, we found this place.’ And I’m like, ‘Okay, I’m ready.’”

Stamos entered a 30-day substance abuse program in July 2015. He told Bialik that he was ready to change after hating the person he had become.

“I hated it. I really hated the way I felt, hated disappointing people, hated myself, hated looking in the mirror going, ‘This is not who my parents raised. What am I doing? Who is this idiot?’ I would be so embarrassed,” he said on the podcast. “I had everything growing up. I had a beautiful childhood. I had no excuse to f— my life up. And I did and it made me sick.”

Stamos opens up about his alcohol addiction and recovery in his debut memoir, If You Would Have Told Me.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.

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