If you happen to had been a “Blue’s Clues” family within the late 90’s and early aughts, then the exhibits host, Steve Burns was as beloved because the that lovely canine, Blue.
So when Steve Burns introduced he was “leaving for school” and left the present, hearts younger and previous had been shattered. For the primary time since that day in 2002, Steve has opened up about the actual motive he left all these years in the past. And, sure, it’s heartbreaking.
In a current interview with, Variety, Steve mentioned, “I didn’t comprehend it but, however I used to be the happiest depressed individual in North America. I used to be scuffling with extreme scientific despair the entire time I used to be on that present. It was my job to be completely and utterly full of joy and surprise always, and that grew to become unattainable.”
The tremendous widespread kids show, which first aired in 1996, featured Blue leaving clues within the type of paw prints and Steve occurring all kinds of adventures, following the clues and speaking on to audiences, was, like every other children present, stuffed with power and curiosity.
“I used to be all the time capable of dig and discover one thing that felt genuine to me that was adequate to be on the present, however after years and years of going to the nicely with out replenishing it, there was a value,” he added.
Filling someone else’s cup when your personal is empty or draining quick, is as widespread to motherhood as it’s, most likely, to every other occupation the place you might be always “on” and have to point out up with a sure joyful presence. However, because it inevitably does, all of that give finally takes a toll on you.
“My technique had been: ‘Hey, you bought an amazing factor going, so simply combat it,!’ he defined, “Seems, you don’t combat despair; you gather it.”
As heartbreaking as that’s all by itself to be suffering from mental health and be within the public eye, Steve additionally shared that there was extra to the story. He talked about his hair loss, how he “wasn’t going to be boyish anymore” and the way the whole lot pointed to the truth that he wanted to maneuver on from the present regardless of it’s hit standing.
Since he made the choice to step away, he mentioned that he’s had a “lengthy interval of therapeutic.” He not solely handled the loss of a parent however he additionally utterly left the general public eye for a really very long time.
That’s, till 2021 when this video went viral on social media and all the 90’s infants rejoiced (and cried).
Steve assured his long-time followers, the adults who nonetheless bear in mind him, that he has by no means forgotten them. It’s a tear-jerker of a video for certain!
Now, the tide has come full circle as a result of Steve, who has appeared in a number of episodes of the revival sequence “Blue’s Clues and You” on Paramount+, can even be showing within the upcoming live-action movie, “Blue’s Massive Metropolis Journey.” The film shall be launched on Paramount+ on November 18.
In the identical article, Steve Burns additionally talked about that he now travels across the nation and talks about mental health. He mentioned, “However Steve grew to become my position mannequin. As a result of he was not afraid to ask for assist.”
