United Kingdom, June 23 -- Brad Pitt has opened up about his struggles with addiction and his journey through Alcoholics Anonymous after the breakdown of his marriage to Angelina Jolie.

The 61-year-old discussed the aftermath of the end of his second marriage on the new episode of the Armchair Expert podcast, hosted by Dax Shepard, 50, with the F1 star saying the turbulent time pushed him to seek help, leading him to join AA and confront years of substance dependency.

He said: "I was pretty much on my knees. I needed to wake the f*** up in some areas.

"I was really open to. I was trying anything anyone threw at me. It was a difficult time. I needed rebooting."

While speaking to Dax, who has publicly discussed his own sobriety journey ...