Candace Cameron Bure is getting candid about the hard times she’s faced in her marriage to husband Valeri Bure — and how their son saved them during a particularly low moment.
The 49-year-old actress recently opened up about a rough patch she went through with Val on an episode of her eponymous podcast, explaining that she thought it might have been the end of their marriage.
“Val and I went through a really, really rough season in our marriage. And we were like, ‘I don’t know, don’t think…we’re gonna make it through,'” Candace admitted on the July 8 episode of the podcast.
Looking back on the low point, she shared that it was their son Levi that ended up being a big part of why they worked through the situation.
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“At one point, Lev preached, like, a 45-minute sermon on marriage to us. Just had his Bible open on the couch and just talked about it,” Candace shared.
She continued, “And I’ll never forget, ’cause he said, ‘You know, I know I haven’t been married. I’m just a young kid. And so it’s probably hard to take marriage advice from someone this young [who] never experienced it before. But I don’t need to be married to know what the word of God says.'”
Candace added that Levi provided a “calm voice that had so much wisdom behind it” during a turbulent time for the couple. It made them realize that together they had raised some “pretty good kids.”
Candace didn’t share exactly when she and Val went through the rough patch or what caused their relationship trouble — but they have since reconciled.
The couple, who tied the knot back in 1996, just celebrated their 29th anniversary. Cameron commemorated the moment with a series of throwback photos on Instagram.
“31 years ago we went on our first official date at his practice rink in Fredericton, New Brunswick. @dcoulier introduced us at a charity hockey game in Los Angeles 4 months earlier. 30 years ago on June 20th, we got engaged in Paris. 29 years ago today, June 22nd, we got married. We grew a beautiful family. Happy anniversary to my love and best friend forever,” she wrote on her account.
