JM de Guzman proudly shared his sobriety certificate, indicating that he had been sober for a whole year:
The date was marked December 2016, and the actor, 29, has been holding up: â2 years this December 2017,â he wrote in his caption.
His âThat Thing Called Tadhanaâ co-star Angelica Panganiban commented, âNakakamiss ka Anthony.â (âI miss you Anthony.â)
âAyan na o (Here he is),â wrote âTadhanaâ director Antoinette Jadaone, tagging Panganiban in her comment.
Showbiz hiatus
In 2014, de Guzman finished a 15-month drug rehabilitation, and shied away from showbiz again in late 2015 after acting up on social media and on set.
In a deleted Instagram post, the actor challenged Enrique Gil to a fight after learning that he had behaved inappropriately to then-girlfriend Mendiola during a flight.
READ: JM de Guzman dares Enrique Gil in a fight
A subsequently deleted post read, âHey dad, are you going to send me to rehab again?â
He and Mendiola have had an on-off romance: they dated for two years until 2014, when they were said to have broken up because of his drug abuse.
After he returned from rehab the next year, they rekindled their relationship, only to separate again five months later.
READ: Jessy Mendiola, JM de Guzman break up; Fans cry âwalang foreverâ
De Guzman rose to fame with his looks and acting chops, starring in both mainstream and indie films such as âIntoy Syokoyâ and âOn the Jobâ.
Despite his talent, his erratic behavior would lead him to being dropped from projects such as âPedro Calungsod: Batang Martirâ in 2013Â and âWalang Foreverâ starring Jennylyn Mercado in 2015.
READ: JM de Guzman dropped as Jennylyn Mercadoâs leading man in âWalang Foreverâ
For fans and colleagues, the actorâs comeback is very much welcome. JB
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