'Blind Side' actor Quinton Aaron opens up about his health, relationship
Actor Quinton Aaron is opening up for the first time about his health and relationship.
In an exclusive interview with ABC News' Steve Osunsami, Aaron, who portrayed football star Michael Oher in "The Blind Side," shared details about his recovery from a spinal stroke, which he experienced in January.
Aaron also opened up about his personal struggles related to a woman with whom he was romantically involved.
The actor claims that while he was fighting for his life, he found out the woman whom he thought was his wife, actually wasn’t and claims that she failed to disclose she wasn’t divorced from her previous husband.
The woman vehemently refutes those claims to ABC News, and claims Aaron knew about her personal history, including marital status.
When asked by Osunsami what he would tell his younger self after all he has faced this year, Aaron said, "Learn to pay attention to a lot, a lot of stuff."
"I started paying attention to my body, because I found out over the years, it was speaking very disrespectfully to me, and I was ignoring it," Aaron said in the interview, airing Monday on "Good Morning America." "So I've learned, I would tell my younger self, learn to paying attention in your body and to be more ... aware of people's actions when dealing with them, because I felt like I wouldn't still [put] blind trust in people."
Tune into "Good Morning America" on Monday, April 20, at 7 a.m., ET, on ABC to watch more of the interview with Quinton Aaron.
Aaron rose to fame with his role in 2009's "The Blind Side," in which he starred alongside Sandra Bullock, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy.
The actor has been open about his health in recent years, sharing photos in October of his 200-pound weight loss journey.
Aaron's family confirmed in January that he had been hospitalized, saying in a statement to ABC News at the time that only "official blood relative family" were to be relied on to provide "factual information."
"We kindly ask the public to please respect the decisions we make and to please understand that false information or statements may be made by others who continue to come forward but are not fully informed or aware of all of the facts surrounding his condition nor are they authorized to do so!" the family said in part at the time.
Tune into "Good Morning America" on Monday, April 20, at 7 a.m., ET, on ABC to watch more of the interview with Quinton Aaron.
