Alfie Boe is an English opera singer who started his career in Les Misérables in the West End, Finding Neverland, and Baz Luhrmann’s revival of La bohème on Broadway. Boe has had a successful career, with over 2 million albums and a notable performance alongside Michael Ball in Las Vegas.
Alfie Boe Wife Breakup: Tension and Separation During COVID
While he has a successful career, the same cannot be said about his married life. Alfie Boe wife Sarah met him for the first time in San Francisco while he was rehearsing La Bohème. They back in 2004 and have two children.
Alfie Boe and his wife spent 20 years of successful marriage but things went south in 2020 during Covid. Tension between the couple increased, and although everything was amicable, they separated on 24 August 2020.
Two years after Alfie Boe wife split up with him, he became emotionally open for the first time during the Freeze The Fear with Wim Hof series.
Alfie Boe’s Struggles After Divorce
Boe revealed that after his marriage ended, he fell into a very dark place, which led to a reckless act of taking pills. He also expressed his desire to become a better person and learn from his past.
Things worsened for Boe after the divorce, and he struggled to move on. He sold his family home, a luxurious mansion in the Cotswolds, and used the psychedelic drug ayahuasca to cope with depression and loneliness.
His life went down a horrible path where he had to spend five weeks in rehab after taking an overdose. Looking back at the situation Boe said:
“It (ayahuasca) crossed my path at what I felt was the right time. I was in a difficult place, the loneliness had kicked in, I was trying to find my tool bag of things to help me through my day and get me through life at the time.”
He shared that a friend invited him to their house for an ayahuasca ceremony. Boe explained that he was willing to try anything that might help at the time, so he decided to go. He recalled his first experience, describing it as a very positive one with good results.
However, he added that ayahuasca can have varying effects, often bringing up issues that need to be confronted. He acknowledged that, at times, it can be a difficult journey. The opera singer further explained:
“It’s not something I do daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. It’s something that I haven’t done for a very long time. And at the time that I did it, I felt it helped. But it is an alternative medicine that’s not been recognised.”
Facing the Music: Alfie Boe Opens Up in His Memoir
Alfie Boe also shared his experiences with ayahuasca in his new memoir, Face The Music. A major focus of the memoir is the trauma of his marriage breakdown and his efforts to find ways to move forward. While talking about the memoir Boe said:
“It felt like an opportunity to get a lot off my chest and face the music.“
He believes recovery is a continuous process and that one doesn’t simply reach a point where one can say, “I am recovered, it’s all behind me, and I can move on with my life.”
The opera singer said that recovery requires ongoing effort. He must stay on top of it, constantly reflect on himself, and maintain progress. Additionally, he shared that it’s been a time of spending much time alone, reflecting on the past, and considering the new direction of his life.
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