Lukas Gage reveals STIs and self-care journey in new memoir 'I Wrote This For Attention'
Lukas Gage opens up about contracting STI's from cheating ex in his upcoming memoir.
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Rising star Lukas Gage is ready to spill the tea on his life in his upcoming memoir, "I Wrote This For Attention", which is set to release on October 14.
In a recent online interview, "The White Lotus" star said that he has added some pretty shocking experiences into the book, including the moment he discovered he had contracted two sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from a partner he thought was faithful.
Gage described the experience as a "double whammy" that sent him into an emotional spiral.
Although he was open to non-monogamous relationships, he said that they had not discussed it.
"It was a super shock for me and it really kind of freaked me out," he said.
Fortunately, Gage's STIs were treatable, but it served as a wake-up call to take his health more seriously.
Since that eye-opening moment, Gage shared that he now follows what he calls the "three-month rule", which is getting tested consistently, whether he’s in a relationship or not.
"I think having that awareness and that protection, that knowledge, is the way that we don’t have to live in fear and have anxiety," he explained in the online interview.
Now, the "Euphoria" actor takes Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication that helps prevent HIV: "It’s helped me to just not have to spin out and be so fearful."
In addition to opening up about his health, Gage has become a spokesperson for Gilead, a leading US pharmacy company focusing on HIV medications.
"I Wrote This For Attention" also includes a candid and humorous look into his traumatic childhood, substance abuse, checking into a mental health treatment centre and his short-lived marriage to Kim Kardashian's hairstylist, Chris Appleton.
He said that above all, it’s a story of queer self-invention, of what it takes to make something of oneself.
"Accountability is sexy, and ownership is how you run away from victimhood. And I’m not going to not take accountability for my parts in things and where I f***ed up. I think the book is also way more interesting in the places that I fail, rather than where I succeeded.
"Look, this is a premature memoir, I haven’t had a crazy career to do a retrospective on, so I rather try to be like, I am a work in progress, so my career is a work in progress."