Brian Austin Green is opening up about a frightening health crisis that changed nearly every part of his daily life. The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum says he once struggled to walk, speak, read and write. Green described the symptoms as neurological and “stroke-like.”
Brian Austin Green says he suffered stroke-like symptoms amid a health crisis
During the Aug. 26 episode of Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson, Green revisited the health struggle he experienced more than a decade ago. “I ended up with this neurological thing, and it was, like, stroke-like symptoms,” Green said.
The actor explained that the illness began when he was around 39 or 40. According to Green, the symptoms became so severe that he had to relearn basic skills. “I had to learn how to walk again, to talk again,” he said. Green added that he could not read or write during the worst period.
The Beverly Hills 90210 star told Robinson that his brain and body felt completely disconnected. He estimated that his recovery took roughly four and a half years.
Green said doctors never reached a complete diagnosis for the neurological symptoms. However, he believes internal inflammation played a role. He also discussed diet and emotional stress as possible contributing factors.
The actor has spoken about the ordeal before. In 2023, he said vertigo, ulcerative colitis and neurological inflammation left him struggling for years. His latest interview offers more detail about how drastically the symptoms affected his independence.
Green also credited therapy with helping him understand his emotional health. He has previously discussed how therapy changed his approach to relationships after his marriage to Megan Fox ended.
Despite the difficult period, Green eventually regained the abilities he had lost. He continues acting and recently reunited with former Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Tori Spelling during an Instagram Live about her podcast exit.
Green now looks back on the experience as a major turning point in his life.
