Suits star Patrick J Adams reveals the devastating reason he couldn't bring himself to watch the show

Patrick J Adams was 'so self-conscious and insecure' astir his capacity successful Suits that he's only conscionable managed to commencement watching it for nan very first time.

The 43-year-old character played Mike Ross successful nan acclaimed ineligible drama, which ran for 9 seasons from 2011 to 2019, and starred other Meghan Markle who played his on-screen woman Rachel Zane.

In a caller interview, Patrick confessed that he was incapable to tune into watch nan USA Network bid astatine nan clip that it aired owed to his ain insecurities.

But erstwhile Suits enjoyed a abrupt resurgence successful 2023, he was yet capable to face his soul demons.

Patrick said: 'I didn't watch it astatine all, because I was truthful self-conscious and insecure nan full time, truthful I'm conscionable going to fto that beryllium successful nan past.

'There was immoderate denial successful that process of not facing it, of conscionable wanting it to beryllium successful nan rearview.

'The champion days of my life were connected that show, and then, arsenic thing complete nan people of nan amended portion of a decade, location were immoderate really difficult days — and I didn't want to deliberation astir immoderate of it.'

He continued to The Hollywood Reporter: 'The show being truthful successful and it being reinvigorated, and having group truthful engaged again and stopping america connected nan thoroughfare — it conscionable made maine recognize that I person to move astir and really look astatine this point successful nan face.

'I request to admit it. I request to activity done it. And what amended measurement to activity done a show than to watch it? That's a bully spot to start.'

Last month, Patrick launched nan Suits podcast Sidebar pinch his chap costar Sarah Rafferty, 51, who played no-nonsense adjunct Donna Paulsen.

The podcast is 'dedicated to re-watching and breaking down' nan deed ineligible drama, pinch 'special guests who played a portion some in-front of and down nan camera'.

Patrick antecedently revealed that Meghan sent a heartwarming statement of support aft he shared nan news.

'She leads a very different life now for evident and important reasons,' he said while answering fans' questions connected Reddit.

'But upon proceeding astir nan podcast. I sewage a beautiful text, saying really excited she was for america and asking really she could thief successful anyway.

'So beautiful to still person that benignant of support and relationship aft truthful galore years apart.'

The Duchess will apt person had plentifulness of proposal to springiness nan pair, having launched her ain podcast called Archetypes connected Spotify successful August 2022.

A spinoff of Suits, titled Suits: LA, is presently successful accumulation aft nan show spiked successful fame past year.

The caller bid will characteristic Stephen Amell successful nan lead domiciled arsenic Ted Black, a hotshot Los Angeles lawyer who was erstwhile a national charismatic successful New York City.

It will besides prima Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis and Bryan Greenberg.