Chad Michael Murray Had A 'Really Pained Heart' After Sophia Bush Divorce -- And Even Suffered Agoraphobia!
22.05.2024 - 18:59
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Chad Michael Murray opened up a bit about his brief marriage to Sophia Bush in an extremely rare moment of candor!
As fans know, the pair met on the teen drama One Tree Hill and started dating in 2003. We learned years later the beginning of their love story had some drama behind the scenes. Erin Foster — who dated Chad from 2001 to 2002 — claimed this past October the actor cheated on her with Sophia in a “very egregious way” while they lived together. Yeesh. Despit how Chad and Sophia’s relationship started, they tied the knot two years later. However, like their onscreen characters, Lucas Scott and Brooke Davis, they were not meant to be!
Five months after their wedding, the two separated. Notably, this came after widespread speculation Chad cheated on Sophia with his House Of Wax co-star Paris Hilton — though the rumors were never confirmed. Sophia and Chad officially divorced in 2006 and, awkwardly, continued to work together on the series afterward.
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Looking back on the whirlwind marriage in an interview with The Cut on Tuesday, Chad feels he was so young and naive when it happened. He told the outlet:
At the time, Murray noted he also was “far more fragile than I ever put on.” Between the sudden breakup and the fast rise to stardom due to One Tree Hill, it became too much for him. He started to struggle with agoraphobia. According to the Mayo Clinic, it’s an anxiety disorder that “involves fearing and avoiding places or situations that might cause panic and feelings of being trapped, helpless or embarrassed.” (FYI, Chad was 23 and Sophia was 21 when they got married!) He recalled:
Oof. By his 25th birthday, the A