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Sex scandals, alcohol addiction and rehab: Inside Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff's 31-year marriage

There was a time when the couple was at a crossroads due to Rob and if it wasn't for Sheryl's compassion and love for the actor, they would have split
UPDATED JUN 21, 2022
Rob Lowe (L) and Sheryl Berkoff (R) will be married for 31 years on July 22 this year. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Rob Lowe (L) and Sheryl Berkoff (R) will be married for 31 years on July 22 this year. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Nobody can deny that Rob Lowe was the ultimate heartthrob of the 80s. While many of his fans were crazy after him, Rob decided to marry a girl he met on a blind date. He married his long-term partner Sheryl Berkoff in 1991 and the pair has stuck together since then. However, it's not always rainbows and roses. His love life has been nothing short of a movie with some intense writing.

Appreciating his wife of 30 years, the 58-year-old actor took to his Instagram on Sheryl's birthday to let the world know they're still going strong. Rob captioned the post, "Happy Birthday to the love of my life. You are the whole package, and I am blessed. Here’s to many more years of love and fun! Xoxo." The 61-year-old actress replied with the three 'loved' emojis. It all started in 1990 when the duo worked on Rob's movie 'Bad Influence' where the actor decided to take a leap for Sheryl. Back then, she was an established makeup artist and now is a fine jewelry designer. The power couple shares two wonderful children together, John, 27, and Matthew, 29. 

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Earlier this year, Rob told People that Sheryl is easily one of the sexiest and most entertaining partners one could ever find. He said, "She saw things in me that nobody had ever seen before. I still think she's the hottest, sexiest, most beautiful, insane, complicated, entertaining person that I know, in addition to being a great mother."



 

How Sheryl stuck with Rob through the highs and lows

While the couple has been happily married for over three decades now, there was a time when the Lowes were at a crossroads and if it wasn't for Sheryl's compassion and love for the actor, they would have split. Sheryl had stuck with Rob through thick and thin.

Rob's alcohol addiction and rehab

Rob hit rock bottom in 1990 when he was 26 years old. It was the same time when he got together with Sheryl. Rob told People that one night he came back late from partying and heard a voice mail from his mother who was begging for him to pick up the call as his grandfather just had a heart attack. However, he did not pick up. He recalled his instant way of coping with this news and said, "I remember going into the bathroom, looking at myself in the mirror and my thought process was, 'You need to drink directly from this bottle of Cuervo Gold so you can go to sleep, so you can wake up, so you can deal with this. Out of all the things that had gone on in my life, that was the thing where finally I went, 'This is no way to live.' I went to rehab 48 hours later." 

Rob Lowe and wife Sheryl Berkoff attend the closing ceremony of the 59th Monte Carlo TV Festival on June 18, 2019 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Rob's sex scandal

However, things were serious before this as well. The year was 1988 when Rob was caught in an immense controversy that involved a leaked sex tape of him having intercourse with girls. Rob picked up two girls from Club Rio, Atlanta on July 17, 1988. Tara Siebert, a 22-year-old, and her younger friend Lena Jan Parsons who was only 16 years at the time. This sex scandal almost blew Rob's career before it even took off.  After the leak, Rob maintained that he didn't know that Lena Jan was underage. He ultimately settled with a lawsuit and he and his family weren't charged with any crime. Remember, Rob and Sheryl were still seeing each other discreetly during this time. But she refused to leave Rob's hand and made sure he came to the other side and lived a life of sobriety. 

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