Lukas Gage says his whirlwind marriage to Chris Appleton has left him with conflicted feelings.
“I’m so clearly lost in that moment. It’s OK, though,” the “White Lotus” star exclusively told Page Six over Zoom. “[It’s] funny, and I can look back with humility and laughter, but there is a little bit of sadness.”
Gage, 30, married the celebrity hairstylist, 42, in an over-the-top Las Vegas wedding in April 2023, after dating for only two months.
Their nuptials featured Appleton’s pal Kim Kardashian as the officiant, while singer Shania Twain serenaded the couple as they walked down the aisle.
However, just a few months later, in November 2023, Appleton filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.” To top it all off, the wedding was highlighted on an episode of Hulu’s “The Kardashians.”
“It’s kind of funny and insane that Shania Twain is singing me down the aisle while I’m coming out on national television with a fur jacket on and straightened hair,” Gage recalled. “Like, I really had to make a statement with that one.”
However, Gage also confessed to feeling “a little bit of sadness” when he looks at photos because he doesn’t quite recognize who he was at that time.
The actor, who had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, believes that he had been “mis-prescribed medication” during this period.
“Doctors were throwing things at me, and I truly went into a state where I don’t recognize that person,” he explained.
According to the Mayo Clinic, borderline personality disorder is a mental health condition that can include a “pattern of unstable, intense relationships, as well as impulsiveness and an unhealthy way of seeing themselves. Impulsiveness involves having extreme emotions and acting or doing things without thinking about them first.”
Gages discusses his short-lived marriage in his new memoir, “I Wrote This For Attention,” which also includes stories of his chaotic childhood, drug use and mental health struggles.
The “Smile 2” star says writing the book gave him a “sense of freedom” and hopes that “it’s entertaining and fun” for readers.
“I think we need a laugh right now, but I also hope we can connect and have a little more compassion and empathy right now,” he shared. “If that book in some way does that, that’s incredible and the cherry on top of it all.”