Mike “The Situation” Sorrentinois leading with gratitude.
TheJersey Shore: Family Vacationstar spoke with PEOPLE at the show’s premiere Wednesday, reflecting on what turning 41 last month meant to him.
“I’ll be honest with you. I’m happy to make it this far,” Sorrentino said. “I was so wild in my twenties and thirties that being the family man that I am today — being eight years sober in December, a dad of two, married five years in a happy, healthy marriage — I’m killing the game.”
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The reality star celebrated his 41st birthday on the Fourth of July in a joint celebration for hisdaughter’s first holiday. Sorrentino’s wife,Lauren Sorrentino, shared a sweet family photo of the holiday on Instagram, featuring their two children,Romeo Reign, 2, and Mia Belle, 8 months.
After just four years sober, Sorrentino committed to making an impact for others in the sober community. The reality star and his wifepartneredwithBanyan Treatment Centers“to spread awareness about substance abuse and the disease of addiction,” Sorrentino told PEOPLE at the time.
“Also, we want to shed light on the fact that there are positive stories out there — we do recover,” explained Sorrentino, who served aneight-month prison sentencefor tax evasion in 2019. “Most importantly, the comeback is truly greater than the setback.”
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source: people.com
