*Former “Saturday Night time Stay” performer Chris Redd has publicly addressed his romantic involvement with Christina Evangeline, the ex-wife of his former castmate Kenan Thompson, saying the connection contributed to his exit from the present.
Redd shared particulars concerning the scenario in a six-minute video posted to Instagram, the place he additionally mentioned psychological well being challenges he confronted throughout his tenure on the sketch-comedy collection. The comic disclosed struggles with nervousness and prescription medicine use whereas engaged on SNL. Redd acknowledged previous substance points, revealing he generally distributed capsules to others whereas coping with his personal psychological well being difficulties.
In accordance with Redd, his bond with Evangeline shaped naturally as each labored by means of private challenges and remedy. He described her as “the one one to name me on my s—t, assist me with my s—t, she helped me with my remedy journey, and he or she advised me issues about her life that made me have a look at lots of people concerned in it in another way.”
Redd expressed inner battle concerning the relationship from its starting, given his skilled respect for Thompson and their collaborative historical past on Saturday Night time Stay and Thompson’s NBC comedy “Kenan.”
“In that point, we fell in love and I felt unhealthy from the beginning,” Redd stated. “It’s all the time felt like an emotional double-edged sword for me, as a result of I actually love every part me and Kenan did, bro. I actually appreciated each piece of labor we put collectively, I feel that we have been a fantastic staff, and I hate doing one thing to anyone that I do know would harm them.”
The comic acknowledged he had a personal dialog with Thompson concerning the scenario and indicated his departure from Saturday Night time Stay got here after phrase of the connection with Evangeline unfold past their instant circle.
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