{"id":1743684,"date":"2022-11-18T10:17:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T15:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1743684"},"modified":"2022-11-18T10:17:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T15:17:53","slug":"happiest-depressed-person-blues-clues-host-steve-burns-said-he-struggled-with-mental-health-during-filming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happiest-depressed-person-blues-clues-host-steve-burns-said-he-struggled-with-mental-health-during-filming\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Happiest Depressed Person\u2019: \u2018Blues Clues\u2019 Host Steve Burns Said He Struggled With Mental Health During Filming"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhappiest-depressed-person-blues-clues-host-steve-burns-said-he-struggled-with-mental-health-during-filming%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1743684&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/television\">Blue\u2019s Clues<\/a>\u201d host Steve Burns was known for being an enthusiastic character who connected with kids, but now the 49-year-old actor says he was struggling with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mental-health\">depression<\/a> while filming the show.<\/p>\n<p>Burns hosted the long-running children\u2019s series on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/entertainment\">Nickelodeon<\/a> from 1996 until 2002. However, the actor said in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/features\/steve-burns-blues-clues-death-rumors-depression-1235433500\/\">Variety<\/a> that his upbeat demeanor during the time was all an act.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know it yet, but I was the happiest depressed person in North America,\u201d the former host told the publication. \u201cI was struggling with severe clinical depression the whole time I was on that show. It was my job to be utterly and completely full of joy and wonder at all times, and that became impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was always able to dig and find something that felt authentic to me that was good enough to be on the show, but after years and years of going to the well without replenishing it, there was a cost,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>The animated series aired on Nickelodeon and became a huge success, even earning an Emmy nomination in 2001. It featured Steve solving puzzles alongside his dog Blue and relating with kids on their level.<\/p>\n<p>But then Burns, who was just as important to fans as the blue cartoon dog, announced he was leaving for college and that his younger brother would take over hosting responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy strategy had been, \u2018Hey, you got a great thing going, so just fight it!\u2019 Turns out, you don\u2019t fight depression; you collect it,\u201d the actor told Variety. \u201cAfter I left \u2018Blue\u2019s Clues,\u2019 there was a long period of healing. It wasn\u2019t until the death of my father that I really started to take things seriously, and my life became so much more manageable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt made me think about things I hadn\u2019t thought about, like legacy and the value of the things we\u2019ve left behind,\u201d he went on. \u201cIt forced me to reevaluate and take much more seriously my mental health. And New York City never was much good for my mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burns recorded a video message in 2021 in honor of the show\u2019s 25th anniversary. He\u2019s also going to feature in the movie \u201cBlue\u2019s Big City Adventure,\u201d which starts streaming on Paramount+ Friday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So about that time Steve went off to college\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BluesClues25?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BluesClues25<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O8NOM2eRjy\">pic.twitter.com\/O8NOM2eRjy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Jr. (@nickjr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickjr\/status\/1435332689532440579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u201cBlue\u2019s Clues\u201d got a makeover and a new host, but the latest version has come with some controversy. Instead of focusing on innocent content for preschoolers, the new version \u201cBlue\u2019s Clues &#038; You\u201d is infused with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/childrens-show-blues-clues-features-pride-parade-cartoon-drag-queen-children-explaining-pride-flags\">leftist ideology<\/a> aimed at children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A sing-a-long posted on their YouTube page in May 2021 featured an LGBT pride parade to celebrate Pride Month. Gay, non-binary, and transgender animals all march along while a drag queen sings, \u201cLove is love is love, you see, and everyone should love proudly and we\u2019ll all go marching in the big parade!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: The Daily Wire has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\">announced plans<\/a>\u00a0for kids entertainment content.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBlue\u2019s Clues\u201d host Steve Burns was known for being an enthusiastic character who connected with kids, but now the 49-year-old actor says he was struggling with depression while filming the show. Burns hosted the long-running children\u2019s series on Nickelodeon from 1996 until 2002. 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