Acclaimed actress Sharon Stone was ‘hurt’ at how she was treated following a close brush with death earlier in her career.
If you were there to enjoy it first-hand or simply glancing over the decade now, it’s crystal clear regardless that Sharon Stone was one of the most powerful screen queens of the ’90s. She was magnetic in the 1992 noir-thriller Basic Instinct with Michael Douglas, on fire in Martin Scorsese‘s Casino alongside Robert De Niro. In more recent years, the 66-year-old has taken a bit of a backseat from Hollywood and movies to embrace her passion for the arts as a painter instead. Sadly, however, there’s an element of tragedy to her tale…
Sharon Stone felt ‘hurt’ that ‘people didn’t care’ after she had a stroke
The celebrated movie icon tragically suffered a nine-day bleed to the brain in 2001 after having a stroke.
Although she survived the horrifying ordeal after being given a 1% chance of doing just that, she emerged from the entire experience with a changed perspective.
Discussing this harrowing period of her life during a recent appearance on the news show Good Morning Britain, she explained why she decided to keep out of Hollywood after a seven-year journey of recovery and personal healing.
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“My real first step of recovery was about seven years and that’s a long time to lose your momentum,” she told the show’s hosts. “In seven years, you’re no longer the flavor of the time, you no longer have box office heat, the same people you were working with are no longer in power anymore.”
Offering further reflection, she added: “Everything changes and people don’t really care about that person anymore. It’s like going back to your old job seven years later, you don’t just walk back into your job and think nothing’s changed. I was sort of hurt that the world moved on without me but I’ve kind of gotten over it now.”
Sharon Stone has been living with an ‘invisible disability’
She was open to addressing how it feels to have what she calls an “invisible disability,” and how it’s affected her everyday life.
“I’m a different person,” she admitted. “… People can help you when they see you are walking with crutches but when you are having a bit of a problem with brain function, people don’t see that.”
She said it’s a case of you knowing that something’s an issue but others being completely oblivious to it.
That being said, Sharon’s life as a painter has flourished in the wake of taking some distance from the world of cinema.
April 2024 saw her debut a collection of paintings, and that’s not even her first show. In fact, the Daily Mail reports she sold her first painting for an impressive $30,000. Dedicated to her craft, she spends a whopping 17 hours a day painting.
Whatever her stage, whether it’s the movie screen or a canvas, Sharon is all about art, taking pride in the admirable act of creation.
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